‘The best possible guarantee against ill-treatment is for its use to be unequivocally rejected by police officers themselves.” [Report to … More
Month: September 2019
The Seven Steps: Where Are We Now?
Re-visiting Chapter 6, “The Seven Improvement Steps” in my 2012 book, “Arrested Development” Step One: Envision Police leaders must cast … More
Tell Me Again: What’s Your Job?
When a few police officers continue to make poor decisions regarding the people they have sworn to serve some questions … More
“Improving Police” Gets Around!
Views From 206 Countries Around the World! I want to thank all of you who continue to visit this blog … More
Leadership
Chief, what’s your duty — to employees — to community members? “To be a leader is to be a courageous … More
The Talk: Not Just For Children of Color
“We can say #BlackLivesMatter and #PoliceLivesMatter.” – Rev. Dr. Frank Thomas Over the years, and especially since the events at Ferguson, parents of children … More
Job Interview: Some Essential Questions to Ask
The following is from “Ten Questions to Ask in a Job Interview to Really Stand Out” along with my commentary … More
Are You Bold Enough to Experiment?
“We needed to look ahead toward the future—to stop, look, and listen like the old wagon masters did, scan for dangers … More
An Impossible Dream?
On September 3, 2013, I wrote the following blog to again highlight the importance as well as difficulty of our … More
Five Years After Ferguson
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer on August 9, 2014. It sparked protests that … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 