Use Of Force

Recruited into the New South Wales Police Force, this is one woman's story of violence, intimidation and lawlessness – and that was just in the office. Subscribe now to this unflinching six-episode series. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Meet Brigid White, ex NSW police investigator and 16 year veteran of the force as she starts us on a journey to discover how an idealistic young woman, fighting to do the right thing, ended up mentally and physically wrecked, in a live-in police PTSD ward, trying to piece together her shattered life. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Going deeper into the web of corruption at the heart of the New South Wales police force, Brigid reveals the unexpected dangers awaiting her at her first station, and we unpack the trauma of her epic struggle with the brotherhood. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Brigid takes us into the epicentre of crime in the pre-gun amnesty Wild West of Sydney, where the gangs, guns and murderers were nothing compared to the dangers lurking within the organisation. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Brigid finds herself in an all-male Detectives’ office and the centre of a serial rape case, as the Royal Commission investigation is busy unearthing a trail of corruption leading straight to the heart of the state’s elite detectives’ offices. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

We investigate the shocking claim at the heart of Brigid’s downfall, while searching for truth in the murky waters surrounding her family’s dark secrets. New episodes dropping weekly. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Brigid discovers the dark secret threatening to cast a shadow over the Sydney Olympic Games, revealing the shocking true extent of the force’s failures towards teenage sexual assault victims, while reflecting on her shattered career, corruption and her father’s legacy. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

It's been a couple of months since the series final dropped, and plenty has happened with Use Of Force since then. So Sarah has Brigid on the line for a debrief. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

Having relocated to Sydney early 2021, Sarah had hoped to get together in person with Brigid for another debrief. But a four-month COVID-19 lockdown kept them apart. It didn’t stop the epic phone calls, as exciting news on the Use Of Force TV series unfolded. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com

In a surprising twist, the Australian Podcast Awards nominations for 2021 reveal Brigid may well have underestimated the power of Sarah’s newly acquired podcasting skills. Sarah on the other hand, believes Brigid is the one that deserves an award for bravery in sharing her difficult story. The next best thing we can do is show our support for Brigid with a vote for Use Of Force in the Listeners’ Choice Awards. Vote now for the Australian Podcast Awards Listeners’ Choice. Follow Use Of Force on Instagram @use_of_force  Join the conversation on Facebook @UseOfForcePodcast  Show Notes are here Contact: useofforcepodcast@gmail.com Episode Website