I cannot remember exactly when my vision for police first emerged. What I do know is that I have held … More
Category: Leadership
Black Pastors Call to Police
During the past months, I have attempted to counsel police leaders through this blog in what they needed to do. … More
Celebration of Women Police
I have been thinking about the positive influences women have brought to policing. I have to admit I never thought … More
How to Rebuild Lost Trust
The following is an excerpt from a very important interview with civil rights attorney Connie Rice on how she helped … More
The Case for Change: A Prescription for Police
The Case for Change As baseball legend Yogi Berra once declared, “It’s deja vu all over again.” I am feeling … More
Stand Up, Speak Up, Lead!
A Breath of Fresh Air I don’t know the chief in Eureka. I don’t know if Chief Andy Mills in … More
Is Police Reform a Myth?
Ta-Nehisi Coates again caught my attention and thinking in his article last June in The Atlantic, “The Case for Reparations.” Now … More
The Principles of Policing (1829)
The development of uniformed, public police took place much more slowly in England than in the rest of Europe. Public … More
All-Time Favorite Posts
Of the 500 posts I have written during the past four years, these are the top ten: 1. The Seven … More
500th Post!
Five Hundred posts! Hard to believe. It was in the fall of 2011, as I was finishing up the final … More
