Branding Your Department: Can You Do This?

Building a Solid Police Brand In the business world we hear a lot about “brand;” that is, the perception customers have … More

What Holds Policing Back?

I am excited about this new book by Malcolm Sparrow. He’s one of my favorite police academicians and will be … More

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CHANGE, UNREST OFFER OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW COPS Chicago police lead a demonstrator from Grant Park during the Democratic National Convention in … More

Police: Survey Those Who Use Your Services This is a very important subject. How do we know how we are … More

With regard to the often criminal use of deadly force by police we hear that the cause is “bad apples” … More

Training Police in the New Leadership In April, 1987, Sabine Lobitz and I wrote an article that appeared in … More

One of the things I learned very early on in my police career was that the training I received in … More

The police department in Columbia Heights, Minn. is a small department, less than 50 sworn officers. It experienced a large … More

Police and Public Attitudes How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Leadership is Managing Culture New Year’s … More