The Future of Police in America (Part 1/3)

My Vision-Dream for Police in Madison, Wisc (early 1970’s) “Where there is no vision, the people perish…” Proverbs 29.18, KJV. … More

What Cops Need: Sabbaticals!

The Editor of Police1 recently noted that this year’s “What Cops Want” survey has focused on officer wellbeing. Out of the … More

What needs to be done to improve our nation’s police? I have reviewed three recent articles which, in my opinion, … More

“These things aren’t going to change overnight, if they change at all” — Former NYPD Detective Frank Serpico. The Blue … More

The substance of the following video is what I learned 50+ years ago — to always be respectful to others. … More

Making Choices: Which Way Do I Go? One of my most viewed posts over the past 12 years is Making … More

In 2014, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. Six years later, and after much analysis, … More

The following is from an article today in the New York Times by Jesus Jiménez. I have summarized it below. The account … More

Bruce Sokolove, fellow Marine, friend and long-term police trainer (“Coach Sok”), alerted me this recent and noteworthy article by Dr. … More

I led the Madison (Wisc.) Police Department for over 20 years (1972-1993). Looking back at the work we did, I … More