Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this … More
Month: June 2012
Malicious Obedience?
I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other … More
Private Police: Has it come to that?
Private Police? Has It Come to That? In the June 20, 2012 issue of the Guardian, David Taylor-Smith, the head of … More
Why I Support the Father’s Day March
Important to change police tactics, says ex-police chief By David Couper, June 15, 2012 As a former police chief, … More
A Short Primer on Crime Numbers
What is CompStat and why is it causing problems for police? CompStat (short for COMPuter STATistics or COMParative STATistics) is: … More
Police Training in Afghanistan — “Unbelievably Incompetent”
Have you ever wondered how and what we were teaching Iraqi and Afghani police officers and recruits? A number of … More
Updating Police Corruption
Special Report from the United States Institute of Peace on Police Corruption What Past Scandals Teach about Current Challenges This new … More
Whoops, Wrong Guy!
One of the things I strongly emphasize in my book is that police need to practice courtesy “to a fault.” … More
THANKS! Now Get Active!
Yes, thanks to you! I wrote “Arrested Development” because I thought there were some things in the police field that … More
Drones — Coming to a Police Station Near You?
Drones. We’ve heard about them in Iraq and Afghanistan, their “work” in Pakistan, Yemen, and other places around the world. … More