Policing Matters

The stress of policing doesn’t end at the station door. While officers shoulder trauma, long hours and unpredictable shifts, their families carry the unseen weight at home — the worry, the schedule changes, the emotional whiplash and the silence. In this episode of the Policing Matters podcast, host Jim Dudley sits down with Katherine Boyle who lived that reality as a child. She explains how police work shapes family life in ways officers often underestimate and offers practical guidance for staying connected, communicating openly and protecting the well-being of spouses and children. Katherine, known to many as “the lieutenant’s daughter,” is an advocate for law enforcement kids and families and the host of Beyond the Uniform with the LT’s Daughter. As the daughter of a longtime Philadelphia police lieutenant who served in special victims, she brings a rare dual perspective — the civilian child who grew up inside a police household and the adult who now works to bridge communication gaps between officers and