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Month: September 2019

On the Use of Force by Police

‘The best possible guarantee against ill-treatment is for its use to be unequivocally rejected by police officers themselves.” [Report to … More

absolutely necessary, deadly force, European Union, Gadsden Flag, leadership, Live Free or Die, New Hampshire, PERF, police, Revolutonary War, shootings, training

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

Arrested Devlopment, excellence, improvement, leadership, learning organization, listening, madison, maintenance, Peter Senge, police, Principles of Quality Leadershiip, Servant Leadership, seven steps, W. Edwards Deming

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

accountability, bad apples, Dennis Turner, leadership, Orlando Rolon, Orlando Sentinel, peer intervention, police, questions

“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

blog, counties, improving police, participation, thank you

Leadership

Chief, what’s your duty — to employees — to community members? “To be a leader is to be a courageous … More

community, duties, Jean Vanier, leadership, police, police officers, rank and file

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

Black Lives Matter, children, parents, PBS, police, Police Lives Matter, safety, the talk, video

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

interview, job, police, questions, success

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

Arrested Devlopment, Charlie Beck, community oriented policing, Connie Rice, Constitution, experiment, Experimental Police District, future, LAPD, learning, madison, police, Police Executive Research Forum, professional, The Community Safety Project, Watts COP Project

An Impossible Dream?

On September 3, 2013, I wrote the following blog to again highlight the importance as well as difficulty of our … More

Capital Times, good to great, Jim Collins, Paul Fanlund, police

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

body cameras, Bryabn Stevenson, data, Equal Justice Initiative, fatal shootings, federal oversight, Ferguson, police

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