Why Do American Police Kill So Many?

[The following article by Paul Hirschfield, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Rurgers University was originally published in … More

A Letter to Police (a reprise)

[Last week I wrote to police chiefs about the need for a virtual reformation in policing. I will be a … More

Needed: A Blue Reformation

As a pundit[1] for the past two decades, I find myself finally realizing what I had hoped for when I … More

Another Police Leader “Gets It!”

[A recent op-ed in the Baltimore Sun by Doug Ward, a retired Major from the Maryland State Police. He is … More

Top Posts Visited Last Week

Most Visited Posts (from the past week) Why Police Matter Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing How a Traffic … More

Dear Chief: An Old Veteran Talks to Young Leaders

Dear Chief, I am writing this letter because I care for you and what you do. I know you have a … More

The Employee Handbook: What Does It Say About Your Organization?

  Employee manuals are most often the bane of good management. While they hope to support good leadership and properly … More

An Example of Police Learning

Professionals value mistakes. Not that they like to make them, but because mistakes are how one learns. Whether or not … More

“Wowing” Police Customers in Kalamazoo

[The following are key excerpts from Capt. Jim Mellary’s recent article on the COPS website, “The Factor of WOW in … More

Most All Agree: Police Treat Blacks Differently

Here are the results of a recent poll by the National Bar Association. It was reported by Byron Dobson of … More