Body Cameras: Is This What We’ve Come To?

Body cameras will not save American policing nor will they help establish the trust and support that police need in … More

What Policing Should Be

WHAT POLICING SHOULD BE One of the exercises we used to do in training was to define something as what … More

Courage in policing is sometimes more than going down a dark alley looking for a prowler. Sometimes it has to … More

“Improving Police” now has over 300 posts on a variety of suggestions, issues, practices (both current and historical) that, … More

“I AM DARREN WILSON.” Really? Is this what professional police, dedicated to public service, protecting the weak and upholding our … More

During my active police days, I came to know two memorable police icons: Joe McNamara and Reuben Greenberg. Who could … More

Catch my interview with Martin Kaste on NPR which was aired today. CLICK HERE.

Washington, Dc, 1993 Mike Masterson of Boise, Idaho is retiring at the end of this year after a decade as … More

Police need to get serious about how they are responding to what appears to be a growing problem regarding the … More

Last week I posted a suggested agenda for police leaders belonging to PERF when they gathered in Chicago on Monday. … More