Joseph A. Cortez

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Switching off auto-pilot: Covid-19 is an opportunity to reshape law enforcement

Policing and the pandemic

7th May 2020

Dr Joseph A.Cortez, Lieutenant, Santa Monica Police Dept, LA

Analysis: USA: Covid-19 has presented law enforcement with huge challenges, but Dr. Joseph A. Cortez, Associate Professor at the University of Southern California and Lieutenant at the Santa Monica Police Department, argues it is also an unprecedented opportunity to switch off 'auto-pilot' and use the lessons learnt to help re-shape the future of policing.

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Joseph A. Cortez
Police Researcher and Lieutenant, Santa Monica PD

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Dr. Joseph A. Cortez is a policing researcher, professor, and practitioner who currently serves as a Police Lieutenant for the Santa Monica Police Department in Los Angeles, California. As Police Lieutenant, he is assigned to the Office of the Chief of Police as the Executive Officer. Joseph is concurrently employed as a faculty member at the University of Southern California, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in public policy and law enforcement leadership.