S4E44: The Re-Establishment of Context in Policing Matters – Dr. Nicholas Carleton and Brian Sauve.

Original Recording Date: 2025OCT06. 

Audio editing by Stephanie Bosch.

Views and opinions of the participants are their own.

TOPICS:

• Guests:
• Dr. Nicholas Carleton – professor of clinical psychology at the University of Regina.
• Brian Sauve – President and CEO of the National Police Federation.
  • A study on missing context and the harm it does (link below).
    • Assumptions – opinions – bias.
    • Comparators and peers.
  • Impact – There is a lot of fallout from this one.
    • The corrosive cycle of dramatic and uncontextualized reporting.
  • Solutions: injecting context and reality back into the narrative.

REFERENCES / RESOURCES:

Important Links:

1. The study: A contextualized assessment of duty-related bodily harm associated with Canadian police services A contextualized assessment of duty-related bodily harm associated with Canadian police services
2. Dr. Nicholas Carleton at the University of Regina: Dr. R. Nicholas Carleton, Ph.D., R.D. Psych., FCAHS, FRSC | University of Regina
3. NPF website: https://npf-fpn.com/

Profiles and Social Media:

1. Find Dr. Nicholas Carleton on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/nick-carleton-a6169528
2. Find Brian Sauve on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/brian-sauv%C3%A9-b5370586
3. Find the NPF on:
   • X: https://twitter.com/npffpn
   • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalpolicefederation/
   • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nationalpolicefederation/
   • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npf_fpn/
   • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0QxNjeMspVgEiplTklCObw