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Month: January 2020

If You Ask Me: Straight Talk About Police and Policing

A Self-Interview This spring I will note and celebrate the 60th anniversary of my entry into policing — a 33-year … More

12 Principles of Quality Leadership, Bill of Rights, community oriented policing, Herman Goldstein, Jill Newton-Small, misogyny, problem oriented policing, racism, Robert Greenleaf, Robert Kennedy, Robert Peel, upstream downstream, use of force, values

Herman Goldstein: 1931-2020

Professor Herman Goldstein died early this morning at Meriter Hospital surrounded by his family. It is a great loss to … More

Eulogy, Frank Remington, Herman Goldstein, Law School, Madison Police Department, Obituary, Policing a Free Society, problem oriented policing, Stockholm prize, University of Wisconsin

AG Barr Appoints Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement

Department of Justice: Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, January 22, 2020 Attorney General William P. Barr Announces the … More

administration of justice, law enforcement, Presidential Commission, William Barr

Police Suicides

In the above interview, Brian Ross interviews three persons — the head of the Police Executive Research Forum, a retired … More

blue subculture, Brian Ross, data, police suicides, problem

New Head of NYPD Remembers Where He Came From!

[Ed. Note: It is always heartening to me to hear younger police leaders remembering the roots of effective policing — … More

building trust, Commissioner, community, crime, Dermot Shea, reducing crime

What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?

The shooting in Ferguson in August, 2014, when a young black man was killed by a white police officer and … More

21st Century Policing, blacks, Ferguson, improvement, mistakes, Obama, shooting, support, SWAT, system, task force, trust

Standby: Here We Go Again!

The following article appears in today’s New York Times. It was written by Thomas B. Edsall who contributes a weekly … More

broken windows, carcel state, civil rights, crime. 2020 election, homelessness, incarceration, justice, Laurence Tribe, mass incarceration, New York Times, politics, prosecutors, Thomas Edsall, Trump, William Barr

A Leadership Check: How’re You Doing?

Last week I posted pieces from an active police Chief, a pair of leadership researchers, and some self-evaluation questions for … More

evaluation, improvement, Kouzes, leadership, police, Posner, The Leadership Challenge, truths

Police Experience and Use of Deadly Force: A Minnesota Study

In Minnesota’s fatal police shootings, less seasoned officers most likely to shoot MPR News Jon Collins December 9, 2019 “It … More

fatal shootings, Justine Ruszczyk, Mohamed Noor, MPR, police

Leadership Truths

Leadership is a way and a choice. Don’t fall for order-givers, abusers, and coercive persons — they’re not leaders! Leaders … More

Barry Posner, Boise, Jim Kouzes, Mike Masterson, police, The Leadership Challenge, The Truth About Leadership, values

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