Author: 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 almost 30 years serving in and leading two Episcopal Churches in the Diocese of Milwaukee, I am "sort-of" in the process of retirement. Life is good.

Must it be what it is?

[While I am mostly retired after writing this blog for the last 12 years, I occasionally am moved to share … More

The Golden Years

I have written in the past about the fantastic decade of police and overall government, educational and private sector improvement … More

What Must Be Said!

The third edition of my book, “Arrested Development” is now available on Amazon. It completes a process I began in … More

Policing Others

How is policing a city in America like our military action in Afghanistan? You may not see the similarities, but … More