Use of Force Expert’s Opinion

  Use of Force Expert Breaks Down Recent Police Killings   A very good discussion on use of deadly force. … More

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Tops Last Week: Where the Action Was! Why Police Matter Parsing the Ferguson Encounter How a Traffic Offense Can Be … More

Parsing the Ferguson Encounter

Last year, there were about 1,000 officer-involved police shootings (OIS) and, by all accounts, they continue at about the average … More

Slow Learning in a Fast Age

Do you want to know what drives me to distraction in the field of policing? It’s our seemingly inability to … More

Policing’s Body of Knowledge?

One of the marks of a profession is that it has a “body of knowledge;” that is, a collective of … More

Walking the Line

Being too ‘blue’ can make one blind to other colors. It’s often a fine and narrow line police chiefs must … More

After Miranda

I remember that as brand new detective in 1966, our captain told us about the new rules — the USSC … More

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How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison What is Modern, 21st Century Policing? Why Police Matter Principles … More

Chief, What’s Your Department’s Brand?

“Branding is the representation of your organization as a personality. Branding is who you are that differentiates you.”– Dave Kerpen … More

“What’s Happening to Police?”

I have been asked this question repeatedly since Ferguson. Before Ferguson, most folks weren’t too interested in police and what … More