A Note From a Cop in the Future

I wrote the following piece in 1990. It was published that year in the American Journal of Policing. … More

Can Seattle Police Be Reformed?

No longer “Sleepless in Seattle,”the city has woken up. In an historic settlement, a federal judge recently approved a … More

As many of you know, I was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than twenty years. Though … More

What is the “It Gets Better” Project? In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a … More

I stumbled across an article from 2005 from sociology, my old field of study. At least one sociologist … More

We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More