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David CouperOctober 21, 2019December 8, 2019Uncategorized

Honors for “Improving Police”

“The blog Improving Police has been recognized year after year as a leading resource to help improve the practice of policing a democracy.”

“If the ethical and moral conundrums of police work intrigue you, this will be a favorite resource. Retired Police Chief and Pastor David Couper fills his easy-to-browse blog with ideas for improving the police force and its interaction with society as a whole. An excellent read for reform-minded officers seeking perspective” — Rasmussen College, August, 2019.

“Officers who have participated in successful community policing programs often report reduced crime and greater job satisfaction. Yet some departments have struggled to let go of the traditional ‘us vs. them’ approach to crime fighting. Community policing is how a free society is to be policed. Period,’ says David C. Couper, a former chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin, author of multiple books, and blogger at Improving Police. ‘Why is there still resistance to it?’” — Police Magazine. June, 2018

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Published by David Couper

I served over 20 years as the chief of police in Madison (WI), four years as chief of the Burnsville (MN) Police Department, and before that as a police officer in Edina (MN) and the City of Minneapolis. I hold graduate degrees from the University of Minnesota and Edgewood College in Madison. I have written many articles over my years as a police leader. After retiring from the police department, I answered a call to ministry, attended seminary, and was ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church. After 25 years leading two Episcopal Churches in Portage and North Lake, Wisconsin, I now serve as Associate Pastor in a growing, dynamic, and Spirit-filled Lutheran congregation in nearby Mazomanie. View all posts by David Couper

2 Comments

William Mavity says:

October 21, 2019 at 11:04 am

Congratulations, Dave. Unquestionably, your commentary has made a difference in the minds of many police leaders and leaders-to-be. Change in this environment is slow but it is occurring. Keep it going! Bill

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1. improvingpolice says:
  
  October 25, 2019 at 11:25 am
  
  Thanks, Bill, my ally, dear friend and recruit school partner from 57 years ago at the Minneapolis PD! We both continued our press for social and civil justice — you left after a number of years and became a prominent and successful civil rights lawyer and I pressed on into leadership.
  
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