More on “jukin’ the stats. I first talked about this problem on this blog on May 24, 2012. And it’s…
How Would You Rate Your Local Police? And By What Criteria?
Well, it’s been almost thirty years since the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) published my first book, “How to Rate…
“Show me your papers!”
“Show me your papers!” Why ordering our nation’s police to do immigration enforcement is a bad idea. Police as immigration…
Talking it Through: Teen-Police Relations
Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this…
Malicious Obedience?
I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other…
Private Police: Has it come to that?
Private Police? Has It Come to That? In the June 20, 2012 issue of the Guardian, David Taylor-Smith, the head of…
Why I Support the Father’s Day March
Important to change police tactics, says ex-police chief By David Couper, June 15, 2012 As a former police chief,…
A Short Primer on Crime Numbers
What is CompStat and why is it causing problems for police? CompStat (short for COMPuter STATistics or COMParative STATistics) is:…
Police Training in Afghanistan — “Unbelievably Incompetent”
Have you ever wondered how and what we were teaching Iraqi and Afghani police officers and recruits? A number of…
Updating Police Corruption
Special Report from the United States Institute of Peace on Police Corruption What Past Scandals Teach about Current Challenges This new…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 