Uvalde matters because this is the time when our nation’s police need to restore public trust; without it, police cannot…
Police Mental Health Crisis: How to Respond
We all saw it coming, didn’t we? The weekly, sometimes daily, event of a questionable use of deadly force by…
Why Did He Die?
Police officers in Colorado shot and killed a terrified young man whose car got stuck in a dirt road after…
Case Study: The Cleveland Consent Decree
There has been an excellent journalistic investigation released today by the Marshall Project of the multi-year federal oversight of the…
Preventing Suicide
National Officer Safety Initiatives PREVENTING SUICIDE AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS: AN ISSUE BRIEF [Editor’s Note: This month is Suicide Prevention…
Most Popular, All-Time Post: What is Modern 21st Century Policing?
Modern 21st Century Policing 1. Constitutional and Law-abiding. 2. Just and Respectful. 3. Connected to the Community. 4. Uses Force…
It’s Time: Raise the Standard!
I’ve been waiting since Ferguson (2015) to hear of police leaders who are doing something to reduce the chance that…
Once More, Here We Go!
“I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” – Luke 19:40 For those of…
System Improvement: Can it be for Police?
Introduction The old saying, there’s “nothing new under the sun,” might be true in some areas of life, but it…
Why Educated Cops Matter
“Our results demonstrated that college minimums are associated with as much as three times lower rates of police-related fatalities involving…
