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Month: June 2012

Talking it Through: Teen-Police Relations

Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this … More

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Malicious Obedience?

  I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other … More

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Whoops, Wrong Guy!

One of the things I strongly emphasize  in my book is that police need to practice courtesy “to a fault.” … More

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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

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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

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