The Future: Part X

Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part X During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More

Do Police Matter? Take Ferguson For Example

Is the training and improvement of police worth the cost? If you don’t think so, think again.   What will be the … More

The Future: Part IX

Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part IX During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More

How’s This Blog Doing?

It’s going on four years now that Improving Police has been published. The purpose of this blog was to generate … More

The Future: Part VIII

Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part VIII During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More

Lead With Your Values!

What do you stand for as a leader? (What’s that old adage: “If we don’t stand for something, we will … More

The Future: Part VI

Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part VI During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More

The Core of the Police Role

     Use of Force is the Core of the Police Role Sociologist Egon Bittner (1921-2011) once described the core … More

The Future: Part V

Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part V During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More

Revisiting “Broken Windows”

This article is an important one (especially for today’s police professional). And pay particular attention to the hundreds of responses … More