Community Policing in a Small, Changing City

The police department in Columbia Heights, Minn. is a small department, less than 50 sworn officers. It experienced a large … More

Architecture and Police Values

Polis and the Police Station Po·lis A city state in ancient Greece, especially as considered in its ideal form for … More

Year 2016 Resolutions For Our Nation’s Police As a democratic police officer serving a free society, I resolve: 1. To … More

I found the following article in the January-February 2016 issue of the Harvard Business Review and immediately thought how this … More

The job of police leaders is to lead the organization’s core values and reinforce right attitudes. Policing is not only … More

On this site during 2015 there were over 270,000 visits and more than 700 posts published. The top five posts for 2015 … More

As we approach the end of 2015, I am re-posting the TEN most popular posts during the year — “WHY … More

I am convinced that nothing can compromise officer safety more than leaders who either fail or are unable to lead … More

I have mentioned in the past that I am re-thinking the use of federal consent decrees initiated by the Department … More

The following article appeared on the Vox website December 10, 2015 and is a fair presentation of the situation in … More