Could Smart Guns Make Armed Police Safer and More Accountable? [The following article comes from the July 13, 2015 issue…
A Plea to Retired Police
A Plea to Retired Police: Stand Up! I’ve got to ask this question: “Does inaction on the part of police…
Last Week’s Top Posts
The most active post during the past week was the piece on the “Blue Wall of Silence” and its negative…
Violence As a Health Issue
The Cure Violence Health Model The Cure Violence Health Model uses the same three components that are used to reverse…
What Does It Mean to Be Anti-Police?
In the following article, Alex Vitale makes the argument against the idea that if you criticize, seek to improve, or…
The Blue Wall of Silence
The “Blue Wall of Silence” is not a new subject to this blogsite. It is also one of the four…
Model Police Departments
Model Police Departments: An idea whose time has come? In 1966, under President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” and “War on…
“Star”Chiefs and Police Reform
How Some Police Chiefs Are Like LeBron James and Why That’s Bad for Cities Last week, Mayor Rawlings-Blake replaced her…
Top Posts & Coming Topics
TOP POSTS LAST WEEK: Boise Gets It How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Making Choices: The…
The Drug War Poisons Community Policing
Events in Ferguson expose US law enforcement’s longstanding abandonment of its founding ethical principles. Rebuilding relationships with the people we’ve…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 