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Tops Last Week: Where the Action Was! Why Police Matter Parsing the Ferguson Encounter How a Traffic Offense Can Be … More

Parsing the Ferguson Encounter

Last year, there were about 1,000 officer-involved police shootings (OIS) and, by all accounts, they continue at about the average … More

Do you want to know what drives me to distraction in the field of policing? It’s our seemingly inability to … More

There is no doubt in my mind that the Problem-Oriented Method of policing is the way forward for our nation’s … More

This is Awful — It Cannot Be Lawful! Why Police Matter How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to … More

One of the marks of a profession is that it has a “body of knowledge;” that is, a collective of … More

An excellent article on retail shoplifting from the Tampa Bay Times that’s worth a discussion. It reminded me of the … More

Being too ‘blue’ can make one blind to other colors. It’s often a fine and narrow line police chiefs must … More

Prof. Mark Bowman, a former police leader, commented on yesterday’s post, “This is Awful, It Cannot Be Lawful.” His response … More

“State and local investigators concluded the former cop used ‘justified and reasonable’ force.” Shall we talk? If this is … More