21st Century Crime Reduction Strategies

Top Ten Crime Reduction Strategies for the 21st Century  A Guest Post by Raymond E. Foster, Lt. (Ret.), Los Angles…

Kitchen Cabinets: Their Importance

[Ed. Note: I have been a strong proponent of “kitchen cabinets” for police chiefs. They are essential for modern, democratic…

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  Principles of Leadership How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison A Note From Sweden on Use…

Another Cop Speaks Out

The following is an interview with Michael Wood, Jr. on The Slate. Wood is a medically-retired Baltimore police officer with…

Another Police Leader “Gets It!”

[The guest post today is by Radley Balko who blogs about criminal justice, the drug war and civil liberties for…

A Note From Sweden on Use of Force

I received the following comment from a police officer in Sweden after my recent post “Using Force: A Reflection and…

What People Want (and Expect) From Their Police

What People Want (and Expect) From Police A recent survey shows how Americans feel about the job police are doing…

Officer: There’s Work to Do!

The Results of the AP-NORC Center’s July, 2015 Poll on Law Enforcement and Violence Black Americans are nearly four times as likely…

COMPSTAT: How Low Can You Go?

A Good Idea Gone Bad “In our age there is no such thing as ‘keeping out of politics.’ All issues…

Using Force: A Reflection and Some Suggestions For Police

Early on in my police career I came to see that how one uses force – from verbal direction to…