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21st Century Crime Reduction Strategies

Top Ten Crime Reduction Strategies for the 21st Century  A Guest Post by Raymond E. Foster, Lt. (Ret.), Los Angles … More

crime reduction, LAPD, police, Raymond E. Foster, strategies, top

Kitchen Cabinets: Their Importance

[Ed. Note: I have been a strong proponent of “kitchen cabinets” for police chiefs. They are essential for modern, democratic … More

advice, community relations, kitchen cabinets, police

Most Active Posts Last Week

  Principles of Leadership How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison A Note From Sweden on Use … More

ethics, leadership, police, Sweden, top posts, use of force

Another Cop Speaks Out

The following is an interview with Michael Wood, Jr. on The Slate. Wood is a medically-retired Baltimore police officer with … More

Baltimore, fear, Jr., Michael Wood, police, training

A Note From Sweden on Use of Force

I received the following comment from a police officer in Sweden after my recent post “Using Force: A Reflection and … More

European, less than deadly force, police, Sweden, training, use of force

What People Want (and Expect) From Their Police

What People Want (and Expect) From Police A recent survey shows how Americans feel about the job police are doing … More

Accenture, Governing, improvement, magazine, Mike Maciaag, police, survey

Officer: There’s Work to Do!

The Results of the AP-NORC Center’s July, 2015 Poll on Law Enforcement and Violence Black Americans are nearly four times as likely … More

AP, crisis, NORC, opinion, police, poll, use of force

COMPSTAT: How Low Can You Go?

A Good Idea Gone Bad “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues … More

Adrian Schoolcraft, compstat, crime statistics, FiveThirtyEight, management, NYPD, polic, police, whistleblower

Using Force: A Reflection and Some Suggestions For Police

Early on in my police career I came to see that how one uses force – from verbal direction to … More

deadly force, leadership, less than deadly, police, training, use of force

Whatever Happened to Our Police?

How did this ever happen? I have been asked this question from time to time and I have a theory. … More

9/11, community-oriented, police, what happened

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  • How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison
    How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison
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  • Hazing and Bullying in the Police Academy
    Hazing and Bullying in the Police Academy
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    How to Solve the Three Major Problems Facing Police
  • Herman Goldstein: 1931-2020
    Herman Goldstein: 1931-2020
  • Thinking Police
    Thinking Police
  • Why Police Matter
    Why Police Matter
  • ON THIS WE STAND: Qualities of Police in a Free and Democratic Society
    ON THIS WE STAND: Qualities of Police in a Free and Democratic Society
  • Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing
    Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing
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