There’s been decades of discussion about and improving police mental health, peer support, and addiction. The existing police sub-culture often…
Police Pursuits
About time! A new report by the Police executive Research Forum (PERF) on a recommended standard for police regarding “high…
Anti-Intellectualism and Policing
The following interview in my recent biography, “Beyond the Badge,” by author and journalist Rob Zaleski touched on a very…
Common Sense
A recent article in PERF Daily News grabbed my attention this morning. Why? Lo and behold, it’s about what I…
Back in the Saddle Again!
After a hiatus, I am now, once again, stepping up to my “soap box” Why? Because I care! I deeply…
Changing Police is Like “Bending Granite!”
“Surely the most dramatic finding in this project is that it is possible to ‘bend granite.’” — National Institute of…
A Police Case Study: Aurora, Colorado
Are you ready for this? Once more an event rousts me out of retirement and back blogging! The last time…
If I Had To Do It All Over Again…
Given what I know now and have experienced over the past 60 years, here’s what I’d do as head of…
Three Chiefs: On Policing
Here’s a recent podcast put together by current Madison(WI) Chief of Police Shon Barnes with yours truly and Retired MPD…
What Must Be Said. And Said Again!
Over the years, poetry was a large part of my inner life. Recent years have found me sharing my deepest…
