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Month: July 2015

Police Encounters: “Someone Has to Be the Adult”

    “Citizens have a right to expect their police will practice unconditional respect toward them — no matter what … More

authority, legitimacy, police, Rob Ferrett, Wisconsin Public Radio

Comparing Professional Misconduct

Police Versus Physicians This might not be a fair comparison, but stay with me… There are about 900,000 active physicians … More

accountability, democracy, Farid Fata, free society, misconduct, physicians, police, professional

The Way Forward For Our Nation’s Police

Originally posted on Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation:
? This is my trust-building vision: A national summit is organized which calls together our nation’s…

The Five Most Active Posts Last Week

How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Principles of Leadership Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing … More

leadership, moral choices, ticket to prison, top posts, training, why police

The Case For Apology

Originally posted on Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation:
Trusting Police: The Case for Apology From a Veteran Police Chief David C. Couper A number…

Interview with Michael Scott of the POP Center

IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CITIZENS AND POLICE Mike Scott is currently the director of the Problem Oriented Policing [POP] Center, … More

improvement, Michael Scott, Paul Ingles, Peace Radio, police-community relationships, policing

Police Improvement Ideas Are Hardly New

The Seven Seeds For Policing  I first discussed the “Seven Seeds” at the annual PERF meeting in Washington, DC in … More

attitude, change, creativity, diversity, FBI Bulletin, force, improvement, knowledge, leadership, police, policing, problem solving, responsibility, seven seeds

This Is What I Have Been Talking About!

Chief Andy Mills of the Eureka (CA) Police Department has made the statement I believe communities need to hear from … More

Andy Mills, bean bag, Calif., deadly force, Eureka, improvement, leadership, less-than-lethal, long range impact weapons, police, shotguns

“We Need You to Show Some Empathy!”

Phoenix activist asks nation’s police chiefs for “empathy” [From the July 10, 2015 issue of “The Republic” by Megan Cassidy.] … More

chiefs, empathy, Megan Cassidy, Ogwell, PERF, Phoenix, police, The Republic

What Does This Tell You?

I was shocked having run into the following statistics from a medium sized (300+) police department in a state capitol … More

diversity, improvement, leadership, police

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