More 2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted … More

My 100th Post — The Year in Review!

This is blog number 100! Since I began this journey of “getting the word out” about how police can and … More

Maybe we all need to take a deep breath and step back from the conflict between “liberals” and “gun righters.” … More

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: CONTROLLING FIREARMS I have restrained myself from commenting on the Newtown tragedy until I have had some … More

Just Because We Can, Should We? The Legal-Moral Balance of Policing An all too familiar story from one of our … More

In the 1980s, the Madison (Wisc.) Police Department moved forward with a new leadership style replacing the old, military-based, coercive … More

THE SEVEN IMPROVEMENT STEPS [An excerpt from chapter seven of the book Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About … More

THE FOUR OBSTACLES WHICH HAVED TENDED TO ARREST OUR NATION’S POLICE [An excerpt from the preface of the book Arrested Development: … More

Some More About Leaders and Leadership While some people believe leaders can be made I am of the ilk that … More