Leadership (again) Matters!

If a police chief is going to be able to do what he or she needs to do in order … More

Reducing Use of Force: A Success Story

I recently received this correspondence from an old friend, Chuck Wexler, who serves as the executive director of the Police … More

Someone Who Needs Deportation: Jim Crow

“The centuries-long struggle to birth a truly inclusive, egalitarian democracy — a nation in which every voice and every life … More

How Are Police Viewed: Peacemakers or Occupiers?

i was wondering when we would come around to discuss the issue of how police present themselves. What’s in an … More

Roll Call: Listen Up!

Officer, your sergeant has something she wants to share with you… [Ed Note: The following is a recent post by … More

Reform Lessons Learned at NOPD

Ed. Note: I found the following article to be very consistent with what I learned during my 20+ years reforming/improving … More

Police Shootings in Colorado: A Study

After the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson in 2015, there was a national emphasis on better policies and training … More

We Missed the Boat!

The movement in the 1980s highlighting systems improvement, quality service, and customer focus could have been a game-changer for our … More

Chief Art Acevedo of Houston

I have been writing a lot about leadership for the past 40 years. One of my major points regarding police … More

The Learning Organization

Leadership 101: The Learning Organization Chief Mike Masterson of Boise, Idaho applies some sound leadership principles in the following communication … More