Can and Should Police Investigate Themselves?

Of course, the question of self-regulation is not only relevant to the police but applies to every institution of power … More

Seven Seeds for Policing

I first described “Seven Seeds for Policing” at the annual meeting of the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, DC … More

My first book, How to Rate Your Local Police, was published by the Police Executive Research Forum in 1983. It was a … More

You probably did a double-take on the title of this blog – the Joy of Policing! But I am serious. … More

UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM Once upon a time there was a fishing village along a mighty river. The villagers there were a fine, … More

MANY YEARS AGO, I was a young police officer, just out of the academy. My partner and I, also a … More

The Power of Police Subculture An Excerpt From “Arrested Development” “Years ago as a young police officer, I remember finding … More

The department that I headed for over 20 years is coming under attack regarding the shooting of an unarmed intoxicated … More

Being moral is to make good choices between right and wrong or good and bad actions. It applies to both … More

One day in the life of a city in the Midwest, a young man was shot. Throughout the years, this … More