Sociologist Egon Bittner (1921-2011) defined the role of the police as “a mechanism for the distribution of non-negotiably coercive force employed in…
Policing a Free Society
There’s a link below to a recent presentation I made about policing a democracy. I hope you find it helpful…
Burnsville Tragedy!
Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge, along with Paramedic Adam Finseth, were killed in the line of duty…
Georgia’s On My Mind
Why Georgia’s on my mind — what I learned while working with police in Georgia and why I now have…
Best Police Blogs!
In my office in the early years… Pictures of Dr King and Mahatma Gandhi with the captions, “No man [sic]…
How to Police a Free, Diverse, and Democratic Society
Envisioning a Powerful, Community-Oriented Future in Policing This coming Friday (February 16), I will be in Stockbridge, Georgia, just south…
Addictive Hyper-Vigilance in Policing
One of the things I have always recommended to my officers (and those considering policing as a career) is that…
More on Private Police
I have been concerned about the data revealing more private than public police in America. A recent email from Jennifer…
Answering a Call to Improve Continuously
I first published “Arrested Development” in 2012. Then made the final addition to the text in 2017 after the death…
How to Effectively Police a Democratic, Free, and Diverse Society
I am pleased and excited about having the opportunity in February to work with Stockbridge, a new police department recently…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 