Police Change in Ferguson and Portland — Are There Better Ways?

In Ferguson, police are trying to improve while operating under crisis conditions. In Portland, police are trying to improve while … More

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 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

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

The top seven blog posts for last week were: 1. Making Choices: The Moral … More

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