Latest NPC podcast features expert on police use of lethal force

Incidents of lethal use of force by law enforcement officers that have dominated domestic news in recent months is the topic of the latest National Press Club podcast.

In it, Adam Konowe, a member of the Club's Broadcast Committee, talks with an expert on the subject, Gary Harris of Meggitt Training Systems, a Georgia-based supplier of weapons training systems for military, law enforcement, federal and commercial applications.

Harris, a retired law enforcement officer, explains how police training is created, funded and utilized, as well as the impact of mainstream and citizen journalists on police departments and individual officers.

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