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Does the Supreme Court Protect Bad Police?

  In recent years, the court has made it very difficult, and often impossible, to hold police officers and the … More

Erwin Chemerinsky, police, protection, Supreme Court

Thinking Police

The continuing pushback from the ranks I have received with regard to my book, Arrested Development, has been the challenge … More

anti-intellectualism, arrested development, leadership, life of the mind, police, Richard Hofstadter

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

choice, coaching, deadly force, future, open letter, police, proximity, respectfulness, training

Enhancing Police-Community Relations

      POWERPOINT LINK: https://www.dropbox.com/s/flu9x3r1cl4qn14/Judson%20University%20PCR.pptx?dl=0 The above Chinese characters represent the word “crisis.” Crisis comes from the combined characters of … More

change, community relations, crisis, danger, leadership, opportunity, police

I’m Getting Angry!

I’m getting angry. I spent the majority of my adult life as a cop. I’ve practiced the craft, watched, commented, and … More

anger, democracy, free society, improvement, leadership, police, society

How Do Police Departments Go Rogue?

What happens when citizens loose control of their police? It’s not a pretty picture as Steve Chapman and David Simon … More

Baltimore, David Simon, Freddie Gray, police, Steve Chapman

Is Police Reform a Myth?

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

Atlantic, blacks, Case for Reparations, disparities, police, reform, Ta-Nehisi Coates

500th Post!

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

books, change, corruption, discourtesy, disrespect, improvement, leadership, police, protest, racism, transformation

Officer: Be a Servant Leader

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

alienation, arrested development, David Couper, growth, Robert Greenleaf, servant leader, Steven Covey, unwillingness

Tension in Madison: Role of Police

Chief Says Madison Not a Ferguson The above is a recent interview (Apr/3/2015) in which I talk a bit about … More

and Black, Brandi Grayson, continuous improvement, deaths, Gifted, leadership, madison, police, policy, response, shooting, training, unarmed, world-class, YGB, Young

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