The poet Robert Frost once wrote this about making choices: Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry…
The Good Cop
Good work here by police officers in Kalamazoo, Mich. under the leadership of Capt. Jim Mallery who will be one…
What is the State of Your City’s Police?
I know I get impatient. And I realize these are tough times for police leaders. But isn’t it time for…
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Early-Bird Registration for Midwest Conference on 21st Century Policing Principles of Leadership Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing Why…
Early-Bird Registration for Midwest Conference on 21st Century Policing
THE MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING ENDING THE CRISIS –MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER! Here’s the date and location: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER…
What If Arrest Was “Last Resort?”
WHAT IF ARREST WAS A “LAST RESORT?” As it is, police are too often trying to arrest their way out…
How Others See Us
The following is from the May 15, 2015 issue of “The Week.” These comments bear our thoughtful consideration. Why is…
On This We Stand! An Invitation to Police and Community
We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens…
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Top Posts (the past week) A Letter to Police. How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison. Why…
A Letter to Police
Dear Officer, I know you feel anxious today. Perhaps even wondering why you took the job. I remember a similar…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 