Protect and Serve? Investigation Finds 1,000 Predator Police Officers Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Over the last six years, at least 1,000 police officers across 41 states were stripped of their badges for sexual misconduct. But those numbers tell only one part of the story. ( LukaTDB / Shutterstock ) Produced by Ellen Frankman and Kristen Meinzer Produced by PRI and WNYC