Mo McGough is a former DOJ attorney and self-described cop’s kid who has spent her career trying to improve how police operate. Mo helped build an NIJ program called Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS), which identifies and develops law enforcement officers committed to evidence-based practice. She also co-founded 30 by 30, a national movement to improve the representation and experiences of women in policing, which is now active in over 400 agencies across the country.
In this episode, we get into what it actually takes to move a profession that’s slow to change and the enormous untapped opportunity in better understanding how police departments hire and promote.
Few people that I’ve talked to have moved policing along as a profession more than Mo and her insights into what the future of policing might look like are invaluable.
Maureen “Mo” McGough is an attorney and on the faculty of the Excellence in Policing and Public Safety Program at the University of South Carolina law school, where she teaches courses on civil rights, recruitment and retention, and critical incidents. She is the co-founder of the 30x30 Initiative to Advance Women in Policing, regularly partners on domestic and international efforts to improve the representation of women in peace and security, and also serves as senior advisor on collaborative reform to the NYU Law School’s Policing Project.
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And while you’re here, be sure to check out these other recent great episodes:
Former DOJ Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite
Former Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara
Michigan Economist Mike Mueller-Smith
Former ATF COO Thomas Chittum
