David Couper, veteran police chief writes about his experience leading the Madison Police Department for over two decades and changing a traditional police department into one of the best police departments in America. His ideas are new and fresh today as police struggle with managing large scale protest, increased militarization, and charges of brutality and corruption.
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I served over 20 years as the chief of police in Madison (WI), four years as chief of the Burnsville (MN) Police Department, and before that as a police officer in Edina (MN) and the City of Minneapolis. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Edgewood College in Madison. I have written many articles over my years as a police leader. After retiring from the police department, I answered a call to ministry, attended seminary, and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. After almost 30 years serving in and leading two Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of Milwaukee, I am "sort-of" in the process of retirement. Life is good. View all posts by David Couper
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 