Officer Renault Robinson: Then and Now

Hear Chicago police officer, Renault Robinson, founder of the African-American Patrolmen’s League in Chicago. Listen to Stud Terkel’s interview with … More

Robocop is Here!

Can humans be replaced by robots? And can robots do a better job than police in making critical decisions? After … More

Is Community Control the Answer?

An argument for giving citizens free rein to hire, discipline and train police in their neighborhoods. [My article was originally … More

Police Use of Force: Proposed Legislation

Legislation on Police Standards: What do you think? This has been a multi-generational discussion: At what level should police standards … More

From Academe: Managing a Police Department

Ed. Note: The following article from the September 13, 2016 “Harvard Business Review” captures some important points that we found … More

Summarizing the Platteville Conference

On September 16th, the 2nd Annual Conference on 21st Century Policing met again on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville … More

Taking a Knee

Given all that’s going on today, is this a fight in which police want to engage? Police Express Outrage Over NFL … More

Blog Action Last Week: Most Popular Posts

Top Posts Last Week Why Police Matter Platteville: Reflections and Learnings How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to … More

Where We’re At – Where We Need to Go!

“Do we care more for our proficiency in waging war abroad than keeping peace at home? Affected citizens, most of … More

My Column in USA Today

After Chicago’s Homicide Spike, Review Police Problems David C. Couper [First appeared September 14, 2016 in USA Today.] “Tomorrow’s cops … More