Ep 17 – “Selling Peace” – Commander Dale Brown of Detroit Threat Management

Today I'm talking with Commander Dale Brown, founder of Detroit Threat Management, a private security force that protects businesses and neighborhoods in the Detroit area. He's been doing this for over twenty years with great success, and his story is particularly timely in this era of riots, protests, and intense social controversy over the role of police in society.

Important Links

• Detroit Threat Management Center

• YouTube page for the Detroit Threat Management Center VIPERS

• VICE News feature (video): "People in Detroit are hiring paramilitary guards because they've lost faith in the government"

• Reason Magazine feature (video): "Detroit Threat Management: #Anarchy in Detroit, Part II"

Other Materials

• William Norman Grigg profile of Dale Brown: "Call the Anti-Police: Ending the State's 'Security' Monopoly"

• "Think, Don't Shoot!: Detroit Man Bridges The Security Gap Left By A Failing Police Force"

• ItsNotGov.org report on Detroit Threat Management