— Observations and experience of a veteran police chief from a 33-year career. — Studying and reflecting on the nature…
Here We Go Again, This Time It’s Akron
Police Reform in Akron, Ohio: Moving to Take a Step Forward The Police Executive Research Forum recently completed a use-of-force…
Echoes of Police Reform
“Paradox: Echoes of Reform & the Minneapolis Police” is a three-episode Twin Cities PBS documentary series led by historian Yohuru…
The Thin Blue Line: A History
Policing a Free Society Dane County Historical Society — April 19, 2026 I had the pleasure (and blessing) of sharing…
The Future of Policing and the Policing Covenant
A Covenant for Democratic Policing The Future Policing Institute (FPI) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank founded and led by…
Your Bounden Duty: Seven Precepts for a Police Officer in a Free Society
Introduction When I was a young boy growing up in the Episcopal Church, I was given a small pamphlet called My…
Community-Oriented Policing: A Conversation Still Worth Having
There are moments in reflecting back to the work I did in policing to remind me why it matters. My…
Silence is Surrender
If Democracy Is To Hold, Local Police Must Resist I have watched American policing change—sometimes painfully slowly, sometimes faster than…
Remember What We Built
As a growing presence of federal law enforcement comes to our towns and cities and looms in our future, let’s…
The Thin Blue Line
A Crisis of Allegiance A dangerous collision is imminent between federal overreach and the front-line reality of local policing. Across America,…
Interview with Commissioner Bill Bratton
This post contains a link the podcast Chat with the Chief, hosted by Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche. It features…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 