How to Rate Your Local Police: A User’s Guide for Civic, Governmental, and Police Leaders Ferguson, Staten Island, Cleveland… What … More
Category: Government
Talking to Police in These Troubled Times
Open Letter to Our Nation’s Police It’s a bad time out there. It’s very bad. It’s bad because great number … More
A Call For Respectful Policing
I have written extensively on this blog about the absolute necessity for police to be respectful to those whom they … More
Improvement in Los Angeles
POLICE ARE LEARNING! I was encouraged by the recent actions of the LAPD regarding a protest in their city regarding … More
Five Reforms From Seattle
Seattle City Council President and Former Police Officer: Five Key Post-Ferguson Police Reforms [U.S. history plays a powerful role in … More
Practicing the “Madison Method” in Ferguson
In Ferguson, Officer Defuses Eruptions as Crowds Grow Tense Here’s another command officer who understands “The Madison Method” and effectively … More
What Must Be Done Now
Years ago, I walked a beat in a large Midwestern city. It was the time of anti-war protests and a … More
An Open Letter to President Obama (again)
[I wrote the following letter to President Obama shortly after his election. Six years later, I believe the letter has … More
Top Five Last Week
TOP POSTS (the past week) 1. Update on Ferguson: Too Late 2. Seven Ferguson Blogs 3. Another Voice Against Police … More
A Lesson From Ferguson: It’s Time to End Domination Policing
A Lesson For America: Dismantle the Domination System [The following essay is my attempt to look at what has caused … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 