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 As baseball legend Yogi Berra once declared, “It’s deja vu all over again.” I am feeling … More

A Breath of Fresh Air I don’t know the chief in Eureka. I don’t know if Chief Andy Mills in … More

Ta-Nehisi Coates again caught my attention and thinking in his article last June in The Atlantic, “The Case for Reparations.” Now … More

The development of uniformed, public police took place much more slowly in England than in the rest of Europe. Public … More

Of the 500 posts I have written during the past four years, these are the top ten: 1. The Seven … More

Five Hundred posts! Hard to believe. It was in the fall of 2011, as I was finishing up the final … More

According to an article in Police Quarterly, better-educated police officers resort less often to using force. “Weighing in on a … More

Are You a Servant Leader? Today’s note for Police Chiefs: You have not only a responsibility to serve … More