PoliceTrainingHQ - Episode 13 - Time with an ACE: Malcolm Jackson on Leadership, Legacy, and Raising the Bar in Public Safety

In this episode, Mike and Walt sit down with Malcolm Jackson—a law enforcement and public safety leader with over 40 years of experience. Malcolm shares powerful reflections on how academy training has evolved since the 1970s, what great leadership looks like in public service, and how professionalism, ethics, and high standards are still the cornerstone of good policing.

From his time leading Tarrant County College’s academy—recognized statewide as a model program—to serving as a TCOLE Academy Contract Evaluator (ACE), Malcolm offers lessons every officer, trainer, and leader should hear.

We talk legacy, standards, training, hiring, and what the next generation needs to succeed.

Whether you’re just getting started or you’re shaping the future of law enforcement, this conversation will challenge and inspire you.