YOUTUBE VIDEOS

Sept. 21, 2022

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

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

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Sept. 21, 2022

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Sept. 21, 2022

Searches from the Air, Warrants vs Subpoenas, Cops Working with Private Eyes - 006

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Sept. 21, 2022

Homicide Report Databases, Veteran Detective Advice, and Story Research - 020

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Sept. 21, 2022

Black Lives Matter - 091

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Sept. 21, 2022

Career-Long Fitness, Amateur Sleuths, and the Future of Policing - 059

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Sept. 21, 2022

Hate Crimes, Proactive Investigations, and Island Time of Death - 067

Adam answers your questions about what constitutes a hate crime, how to use search warrants in a proactive investigation where a crime hasn’t occurred yet, and death investigations in paradise. Transcript and show-notes available here: writersdetective.com/67

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Sept. 21, 2022

Transgender Protagonists, Inside Man, and Romance Undercover - 071

Adam answers your questions about: how human resources at a police department would handle confidentiality of a transgender employee, poking plot holes through the movie Inside Man, and handling romance while undercover. Transcript available: writersdetective.com/71

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Sept. 21, 2022

Exigent Circumstances, Becoming a PI, and Confidential Informants - 058

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Sept. 21, 2022

Dictating Reports, Domestic Violence , and The Third Degree - 043

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Sept. 21, 2022

U.S. Marshals, the CIA, and Being Taken Downtown - 056

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Sept. 21, 2022

Body Wires, New York State Troopers, Testing your own DNA - 016

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Sept. 21, 2022

Circumstantial Evidence, Using Deception in Interrogations, and Burnout - 011

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Sept. 21, 2022

Character Arc, Detective Sergeant Demotion, and Sex Offenders - 047

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