Since the days of the the labor and civil rights movements and through the era of the protests against the…
They’ve Come a Long Way — Women in Policing
Just today I viewed a post from Kristen Ziman, a commander with the Aurora (IL) Police Department. A year or…
Leaders, Where Art Thou?
Is this how improvement will come to our nation’s police — from the U.S. Justice Department — and not from…
Crime Report
Why is crime falling? What’s your theory? This week, The Economist plunged into the muddy waters of crime control and…
Once More For Community Oriented Policing
John Buntin writes in last week’s New York Times Magazine how the Los Angeles Police Department used a good dose…
A Better Way to Train
The “Seattle Times” recently reported on a change in their state police academy which trains Seattle police. It reflects the…
More on Militarization
One of my sons recently sent me a quote from the television series, “Battlestar Galactica” that reminded me that truth…
A Question for Today’s Chief of Police: Whom Do You Serve?
A Question for Today’s Chiefs of Police: Whom Do You Serve? Who should police chiefs serve? Their organization or the…
How Should Police Present Themselves?
THE MATTER OF HOW POLICE SHOULD LOOK AND ACT ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR EVERY FREE SOCIETY TO CONSIDER. Since the…
How Can Police “Connect?”
MADISON’S TOP COPS PONDER HOW TO BETTER CONNECT WITH US June 10, 2013 7:15 am • PAUL FANLUND | The…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 