If you work in policing or have an interest in its improvement you need to not only know the name “Herman Goldstein” and his over one-half century of work the field of policing but you also need to know what he taught.
A number of his friends and disciples (me included) wrote a piece that was recently published by the Oxford University Press in Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice that reflects on his life and teaching.
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.
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Thank you David. I could not open the link for the article on Herman. Or do I need to order it? Thanks again and hope all is well with you and family.
From: Improving Police
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Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 1:26 PM
To: John Mutz
Subject: [New post] Remembering Herman Goldstein
improvingpolice posted: ” If you work in policing or have an interest in its improvement you need to not only know the name “Herman Goldstein” and his over one-half century of work the field of policing but you also need to know what he taught. A number of his friends and “
Thanks, David. He was also a close friend of Don Manson—you, Mavity and Don were the people who mentored me about reform of criminal justice. I must be nuts to still be working on it.
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Thank you David. I could not open the link for the article on Herman. Or do I need to order it? Thanks again and hope all is well with you and family.
From: Improving Police
Reply-To: Improving Police
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 1:26 PM
To: John Mutz
Subject: [New post] Remembering Herman Goldstein
improvingpolice posted: ” If you work in policing or have an interest in its improvement you need to not only know the name “Herman Goldstein” and his over one-half century of work the field of policing but you also need to know what he taught. A number of his friends and “
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John, it appears that the are requiring purchase! Sorry. Here’s the abstract: https://academic.oup.com/policing/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/police/paaa022/5827738
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Thanks, David. He was also a close friend of Don Manson—you, Mavity and Don were the people who mentored me about reform of criminal justice. I must be nuts to still be working on it.
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One day they will round us up and put us away as unrepentant troublemakers!
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“One day they will round us up and put us away as unrepentant troublemakers!”
It is amazing you guys still manage to stay on the police force and collect your pensions considering the fact how hostile cops are to each other.
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It’s a definite type of personal/physical survival!
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