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Month: October 2017

Top Posts Last Week

Top Posts (last week) Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing Why Police Matter How a Traffic Offense Can Be … More

choices, compstat, hazing, improve, leadership, police, police academy, Principles, service

Will Body Cams Make Police Better?

Body cams aren’t going to make cops better, but college degrees and higher standards will Hiring well-educated officers and teaching … More

blue code, body cameras, education, ethics, Laquann McDonald, Michael Quinn, peer intervention, police, Salt Lake City, Sandra Bland, USA Today

Impeccable Service

“To effectively and impeccably serve others…” A couple of issues have popped up during the past few weeks on this … More

blacks, community, effectiveness, emotional intelligence, police, procedural justice, race, serve, trust

Top Posts Last Week

Why Police Matter Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing What About CompStat and Crime Reduction? How a Traffic Offense … More

hazing, leadership, moral aspects, police, reducing crime, why police

What’s in Your Police Library?

“What’s the last book you’ve read about improving your practice and your leadership?” These four books are on Amazon.com to help … More

arrested development, books, couper, How to Rate Your Local Police, improvement, leadership, library, police, Quality Leadership Workbook, Telling It Like It Is

Officer: Are You Really Your Brother’s (and Sister’s) Keeper?

“The goal for police officers is to voluntarily give permission to one another to intervene when a colleague’s career or … More

Mike Quinn, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Oath of Honor, peer intervention, police, The Promise, UW Platteville, Walking With The Devil

Top Posts Last Week

Why Police Matter Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing Principles of Leadership How a Traffic Offense Can Be a … More

bullying, leadership, police, police academy, Principles, ticket to prison, why police

Guns in America

If we really cared as much as we say about our police officers, we would be speaking out and doing … More

control, danger, guns, killing, police, STRESS

“Praemonitus, Praemunitus” — Sifting and Winnowing Criminal Justice Issues

Following the euphonious  Latin proverb, “Praemonitus, praemunitus” (“Forewarned, forearmed”) is a most necessary practice for effective criminal justice professionals today. … More

criminal justice, Facebook, issues, matters, Praemonitus praemunitus, Twitter

A Much-Needed Public Discussion

  I keep on looking for a community that is courageous enough to have a deep and transparent conversation with … More

deadly force, Graham v. Connor, Greg Gelembuik, guidelines on use of foroce, PERF, police, Tennessee v. Garner, U.S. Supreme Court

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