Someone recently asked me what I would say to a person who wished to become a police officer; especially…
Stop and Frisk: It’s More About HOW It’s Done!
I suggest that the primary problem with the use of “stop and frisk” by police in many of our cities…
Good Policing Today Begins with a Bachelor’s Degree
Good Policing Today Begins With a Baccalaureate Degree If we are going to get serious about improving our nation’s police…
Leadership Lessons You Still Need to Learn?
Are there some leadership lessons you still need to learn? Take a look at the following from Forbes Magazine. They…
Poignant Moments of Protest
I have talked and written a lot about the role of police in responding to public protest. While it happened over…
2013 In Review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Folks from over 150 countries viewed this…
How Do Your Police Measure Up?
I BELIEVE THE MAJORITY of people in America are not concerned about their police. After all, if they are white and middle to upper-class the only…
Building Community Trust
In my recent testimony regarding proposed legislation in my state that would require outside review of police shootings I…
Failing Cities
Justified Anger I wonder how many of us in cities throughout America can relate to what Alex Gee is saying…
Hazing and Bullying in the Police Academy
Last week I read an article in the New York Times Magazine about police training in Atlanta. It reminded me…
