A Body in the Street

Dateline: New York Times — Ferguson, Mo. By Julie Bosman and Joseph Goldstein: AUG. 23, 2014 “Just after noon on Saturday, Aug.…

The Fear Factor in Policing

After three decades in policing and two of them as a chief officer, I find myself in the ranks of…

Last Friday, I talked with Fredericka Fryburg on the Wisconsin Public Television show, “Here and Now” about Ferguson, its causes,…

Early in my career, I envisioned a police department in which the officers would become experts in human behavior, relational…

I AM NOT TRYING TO BUG YOU — but I am really interested in listening to you. IF I AM…

PASSING THE TORCH. Is there a way to sustain excellence in policing? Which police departments are successful in continuing excellence…

With Ferguson still “on fire,” it may be helpful to look to a similar situation that happened in Cincinnati in…

Dear Fellow Police Leaders — Brothers and Sisters, It sadly seems to take a Ferguson or other nationally-exposed incident to…

Talk about déjà vu. It’s almost getting tedious. A police shooting. Mistrust and anger in the community. Looting, fires and…

I am concluding this series on the future of policing with a short essay from a new chief and a…