What makes a good cop? A key ingredient is a good teacher.

What makes a good cop? One key ingredient is good training. Detectives Dan and Dave talk about some of the early, unforgettable experiences they had with their field training officers when they were first-year cops.

Detectives Dan and Dave look at effective reform in American policing.

With the backdrop of nationwide protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd, Detectives Dan and Dave discuss calls for reform in America’s police departments, including the ‘defund the police’ movement.

Detectives Dan and Dave offer their professional perspectives on the conduct of the officers now charged with the murder of George Floyd.

As protests continue across the country over the killing of George Floyd, Detectives Dan and Dave offer their professional perspectives on the conduct of the officers now charged with his murder.

In recognition of National Police Week, the team sit down with the founder of Cover Now, which supports injured police and their families.

Retired Detective Jeff wanted to do a daily push-up challenge to raise money for a national agency that provides services to law enforcement families in need. When he discovered there was no such organization, he started one called the Cover Now Fund. The Small Town Dicks team sits down with friend and actor Kevin Pollak, who is on the board of Cover Now and its founder, Det. Jeff, to discuss their work in providing outreach to first responders in need.

Our very own Detective Dave talks about how police do their work in the time of the coronavirus/covd-19 pandemic. Detective Dan offers his own perspective on how cops deal with the various biohazards they encounter on the street and when the police take someone into custody.

As you gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving season, we invite you to pull up a chair and join us for a very special episode in which we talk to the woman who raised detectives Dan and Dave, and find out what it’s like to be the mother of not one, but two cops.