The “Red Door Project” in Portland, OR needs to be presented in your home town. Why? Because it talks about … More
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.
Good Policing in a Racist World
After George Floyd’s life was extinguished and watched by millions of people throughout the world, I needed to add another … More
Police and Mandatory Covid Vaccination
Kevin Forestieri of the Mountain View Voice reported on differences in vaccination rates among emergency services providers in the Palo … More
Never Forget What Happened on January 6, 2021!
I say this because while I had some idea from network news what happened on that fateful date. A day … More
Tangled Up In Blue!
A friend of mine recently sent me a copy of Rosa Brooks’ new book, “Tangled Up in Blue.” Such a … More
Put Your Values into Practice
One thing is deeply needed in policing today — putting the important core values you hold into your practice of … More
Back in the Saddle Again!
Last year with my late wife’s 13-year struggle and death from an incurable blood cancer (Multiple Myeloma), the pandemic, and … More
I know, I know, I Just Can’t Shut Up!
Police Don’t Need to Be Abolished, They Need to Be Reimagined! The Spirit calls me out again to comment on … More
The Floyd Murder: What Needs To Be Said
Thinking about George Floyd and my life in policing and beyond: It’s so familiar, I patrolled 38th and Chicago Avenue, … More
Recapping 2020
My blog “Improving Police” was first published in the fall of 2011 in order to publicize my book which was … More
