1. How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison 2. Why Police Matter 3. Principles of Leadership 4. Should Cops Be Physically … More
Category: police
Trouble in the Ranks
I find trouble in the ranks of my new department… An excerpt from book, Arrested Development: “Within a few weeks after … More
A Most Hopeful Gathering
“Even if you are 100% right, democracy requires compromise.” — Barack Obama The Public are the Police and the Police … More
What Needs to be Done
All that I have blogged over the years can be summed up in the following which addresses what needs to be … More
Can Deadly Force Be Restrained?
One of the major struggles between police and community members is often police use of deadly force. J. Scott Tomson … More
Top Posts Last Week
Should Cops Be Physically Fit? Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket … More
Lost and Found: A Young Officer’s Notebook (1962)
The other day I ran across one of my notebooks from my early days in policing. I don’t know where … More
All Time Active Posts (to date)
Top Posts on “Improving Police” (2011 – 2016) 1. Why Police Matter 2. Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing … More
Efficiency review of UK police
What’s going on in the U.K? — Efficiency review of UK police.
Peacekeeping
When I took the Madison job in 1972, I felt that I had a clear mandate from the police commission … More
