Every Contact Leaves a Trace

Locard’s principle: a perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it. But … More

Overcoming Obstacles

Sometimes when I think about police improvement I feel like I have been treading water for far too long. I … More

I am wishing all those who follow “Improving Police” have a time to reflect and to envision a world at … More

“What is required at present is not professional police but accountable police.” The Code of Silence and the Subculture of … More

Police Applicants: The Questions YOU Need to Ask in an Interview! Is this an agency where I will experience personal growth? … More

The late Robert Greenleaf once described a leader as being one who first serves. The servant-leader is servant first… That … More

These were the most active posts last week: How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Making Choices: … More

[Ed. Note: I wrote the following article a number of years ago after a number of unsuccessful efforts to persuade … More

The following is an important talk about crime and the future. It is especially important for young people who … More

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