When Legal Choices Aren’t Moral

We would hope and expect the choices our police make are morally based. In light of the grief and anger … More

Police Like a Security Guard?

There is, unfortunately, a big difference between police services in a gated community and those delivered in most of our … More

I like to look for emerging trends. In “Arrrested Development,” I describe how 19th century wagon train leaders had to … More

“The police officer who fatally shot Philando Castile last year, belongs not only to the small percentage of officers who … More

This is About Integrity: You Need to Think About It! How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison … More

INTEGRITY: An adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. INTEGRITY has always been part of the police … More

In a stunning article in 1978, sociologist John Van Maanen wrote: “The collective myth surrounding the rule-bound ‘policeman [sic] as … More

Eight years into my career with Madison, I requested a six-month leave of absence without pay. I was tired and everyone … More