Show Notes
In episode 3 of #CalledToServeThePodcast, Det. Dean Jacobs opens up to hosts Sgt. Angie Tetley and Const. Brennan Martin about his perseverance to get where he is today and what it's like working in the Southern Alberta Internet Child Exploitation (SAICE) Unit.
With a career spanning more than a quarter of a century, Det. Jacobs wealth of knowledge and experience in law enforcement could fill an entire podcast season, but we’ve managed to keep it to one episode that captures a few of his stories of the good, the bad and the truly dark sides of the job.
Content warning: This episode contains references to child pornography and sexual abuse.
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