The “Red Door Project” in Portland, OR needs to be presented in your home town. Why? Because it talks about…
Good Policing in a Racist World
After George Floyd’s life was extinguished and watched by millions of people throughout the world, I needed to add another…
Police and Mandatory Covid Vaccination
Kevin Forestieri of the Mountain View Voice reported on differences in vaccination rates among emergency services providers in the Palo…
Never Forget What Happened on January 6, 2021!
I say this because while I had some idea from network news what happened on that fateful date. A day…
Tangled Up In Blue!
A friend of mine recently sent me a copy of Rosa Brooks’ new book, “Tangled Up in Blue.” Such a…
Put Your Values into Practice
One thing is deeply needed in policing today — putting the important core values you hold into your practice of…
Back in the Saddle Again!
Last year with my late wife’s 13-year struggle and death from an incurable blood cancer (Multiple Myeloma), the pandemic, and…
I know, I know, I Just Can’t Shut Up!
Police Don’t Need to Be Abolished, They Need to Be Reimagined! The Spirit calls me out again to comment on…
The Floyd Murder: What Needs To Be Said
Thinking about George Floyd and my life in policing and beyond: It’s so familiar, I patrolled 38th and Chicago Avenue,…
Recapping 2020
My blog “Improving Police” was first published in the fall of 2011 in order to publicize my book which was…
