Season 1 Episode 27: “How Much Crime Are You Willing to Let Your Police Commit?”: An Interview with Retired Lieutenant Detective Mark Wynn and Retired Police Chief Tom Tremblay

About This Episode

Police have been fighting against officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV) for decades. In this episode, David and Ruth interview two international law enforcement experts and advocates fighting against the perpetration of domestic violence by police officers. Retired Lieutenant Detective Mark Wynn and Retired Police Chief Tom Tremblay talk about how: 

• Officer-involved domestic violence (OIDV) violates the public trust

• Police executives that don’t address OIDV are colluding with criminals

• Police officer stress is not a cause of OIDV

• OIDV is tied to male dominated culture in police forces  

• Use of excessive force and OIDV are connected and need to be addressed together

Additional Resources

• Listen to other episodes in the OIDV series: 

  • Season 1 Episode 26: Listening to the Voices of Survivors of Officer-Involved Domestic Violence: An Interview with Nanette Chezum

  • Season 1 Episode 25: When Police Officers Commit Domestic Violence: An Interview with Alex Roslin

• Safe & Together Institute’s domestic abuse–informed trainings

• Safe & Together Institute’s upcoming events

• David Mandel’s book Stop Blaming Mothers and Ignoring Fathers: How to Transform the Way We Keep Children Safe from Domestic Violence