YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Sept. 21, 2022

StayHomeWriMo, Public Health, DEA Cases, and more Counter-Surveillance - 084

StayHomeWriMo, Public Health, DEA Cases, and more Counter-Surveillance - 084
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Sept. 21, 2022

Money Laundering & Gun Trafficking, Main Character Innocence, and As You Like It - 111

Money Laundering & Gun Trafficking, Main Character Innocence, and As You Like It - 111
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Sept. 21, 2022

Medicolegal Death Investigators and Swatting - 083

Medicolegal Death Investigators and Swatting - 083
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Sept. 21, 2022

Rainy Day Vehicle CSI, White-Collar Murder, and Writer Outreach to Law Enforcement - 109

Rainy Day Vehicle CSI, White-Collar Murder, and Writer Outreach to Law Enforcement - 109
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Sept. 21, 2022

Finding Addresses, Detective Caseloads, and Duty Assignments - 104

Finding Addresses, Detective Caseloads, and Duty Assignments - 104
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Sept. 21, 2022

Quarantine, Narcotics Case Jurisdiction, and SAR - 077

Quarantine, Narcotics Case Jurisdiction, and SAR - 077
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Sept. 21, 2022

Recorded in a wiretap, What gets kept as Evidence, and Counter-surveillance - 081

Recorded in a wiretap, What gets kept as Evidence, and Counter-surveillance - 081
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Sept. 21, 2022

Items in Evidence, Assessing Urgency, and Police Radio Encryption - 073

Items in Evidence, Assessing Urgency, and Police Radio Encryption - 073

Adam talks about whether a search warrant is needed to seize evidence from another police agency’s evidence room, assessing urgency, and the realities of police radios being encrypted. Transcript and links to donate for Australia’s wildfires at writersdetective.com/73

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Sept. 21, 2022

SWAT Snipers, White Collar Crimes, and Consent for Autopsies - 107

SWAT Snipers, White Collar Crimes, and Consent for Autopsies - 107
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Sept. 21, 2022

MasksForDocs, Inmate Release After Acquittal, and CSI the TV Show - 085

MasksForDocs, Inmate Release After Acquittal, and CSI the TV Show - 085
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Sept. 21, 2022

Sanctuary, Off-Sites, and the Day After - 075

Sanctuary, Off-Sites, and the Day After - 075
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Sept. 21, 2022

One Free Phone Call from Jail, Video Evidence, and Inmate Release Notifications - 072

One Free Phone Call from Jail, Video Evidence, and Inmate Release Notifications - 072

Adam answers your questions about: your one free phone call from jail, obtaining video evidence, and notifying victims of an offender’s release from custody. Transcript available at writersdetective.com/72

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Sept. 21, 2022

Inmate Testimony, Drug Labs, and Drone Flights - 105

Inmate Testimony, Drug Labs, and Drone Flights - 105

Adam talks about transporting an inmate from federal custody to testify in state court, creating realistic clandestine drug lab scenes, and the realities of cops using drones for an aerial search.

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Sept. 21, 2022

FlowersAndForensics, Seeing the Judge, and Knock & Notice - 074

FlowersAndForensics, Seeing the Judge, and Knock & Notice - 074

Adam gives you a tip on a great new forensic science resource and answers questions about getting a warrant signed by a judge and the realities of knock and notice. Transcript available at writersdetective.com/74

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Sept. 21, 2022

Internal Affairs, Hold-Backs, and PSD Work - 102

Internal Affairs, Hold-Backs, and PSD Work - 102
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Sept. 21, 2022

Inside a Crime Scene, Search Warrant Limitations, and Criminal Appeals - 063

Inside a Crime Scene, Search Warrant Limitations, and Criminal Appeals - 063

Adam covers what it really feels like inside a crime scene, the limits of a search warrant, and some clarification on cold cases and criminal appeals. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/63

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Sept. 21, 2022

SMEs, Red Dot Lasers, and Approaching Suspects - 066

SMEs, Red Dot Lasers, and Approaching Suspects - 066

Adam answers your questions about the role subject matter experts play in an investigation, the real purpose behind those red dot lasers sights for firearms, and his thoughts behind approaching a suspect you want to interview. Transcript and shownotes are available at writersdetective.com/66

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Sept. 21, 2022

Firearms Qualifications, Exceptional Means, and OODA Loops - 061

Firearms Qualifications, Exceptional Means, and OODA Loops - 061

Adam talks about firearms qualifications for police officers, when your suspect is terminally ill, and what the heck OODA means. Transcript available: writersdective.com/61

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Sept. 21, 2022

20BooksVegas, POIs and UNSUBs, and Wiretap Technicalities - 068

20BooksVegas, POIs and UNSUBs, and Wiretap Technicalities - 068

Adam talks about the 20BooksVegas conference and answers questions about police acronyms and slang like POI and UNSUB, as well as the more technical side of setting up a wiretap investigation. Transcript available at writersdetective.com/68

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Sept. 21, 2022

Justified Shootings, FBI Arrests, and Calling for Back-Up - 069

Justified Shootings, FBI Arrests, and Calling for Back-Up - 069

Adam answers your questions about: an investigation into a justified shooting, where FBI books their arrestees, and calling for back-up. A transcript is available at writersdetective.com/69

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Sept. 21, 2022

Ruses, Brought In For Questioning, and Recording Gaps - 062

Ruses, Brought In For Questioning, and Recording Gaps - 062

Adam answers writers' questions about when cops ARE allowed to lie, what it really means when you’re brought in for questioning, and what happens when there are gaps in the recording of an interrogation. Transcript: writersdetective.com/62

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Sept. 21, 2022

Detective Character Career Path and Multi-jurisdictional Murder Investigations - 001

Detective Character Career Path and Multi-jurisdictional Murder Investigations - 001

Welcome to the first episode of the Writer's Detective Bureau, a podcast by veteran Police Detective Adam Richardson. Adam answers questions about the career path of a detective protagonist and how multi-jurisdictional murder cases are investigated. Transcript available at https://www.writersdetective.com/1

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Sept. 21, 2022

Preptober, FBI Consultants, and SWAT Standoffs - 064

Preptober, FBI Consultants, and SWAT Standoffs - 064

This week I’m talking about preparation for NaNoWriMo, the State of the Bureau, creating an FBI Consultant as a character, and the role of a hostage negotiator in a swat standoff. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/64

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Sept. 21, 2022

Bad Cops, Romantic Complications, and Interview Rapport - 060

Bad Cops, Romantic Complications, and Interview Rapport - 060

Adam talks about how to write about bad cops, romantic complications between a detective and a victim, and some hack for building rapport during an interview. Transcript: writersdetective.com/60

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