Communit(ies)-Oriented Policing

Policing a Democracy is Community-Oriented Policing: Accept no substitutes! In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there was a major … More

Compstat and Broken Trust?

Did Compstat inadvertently drive American police to squander years of public trust? Have departments who have embraced Compstat ended up … More

Thinking About Police The above is a PowerPoint presentation of mine on “Thinking About Police.” Look at it and feel … More

These are the most popular (visited) posts last week: This Chief Gets It Understanding Police Encounters Making Choices: The Moral … More

HOW ARE WE DOING IN POLICING? Still leaping forward? Forty-two years ago I gave a talk to the Madison Downtown … More

Police gunfire ending in death is sharply down in Philadelphia as a result of department efforts to reduce the use … More

Originally posted on Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation:
Is Changing Our Police Possible? One of the questions that was asked of me by one…

Originally posted on Square Cop In A Round World:
In 1989, the City of Tampa, with the assistance of federal grants designed to add 100,000…