[While I am mostly retired after writing this blog for the last 12 years, I occasionally am moved to share…
The Golden Years
I have written in the past about the fantastic decade of police and overall government, educational and private sector improvement…
Cincinnati Police: A 20 Year Experiment in Change and Improvement
‘We wanted to come out as a better city’: Cincinnati’s Collaborative Agreement marks 20th anniversary By Monique John: Posted at 8:00…
The Experimental Police District: A Field Laboratory
Note: A dear colleague with whom I worked with for many years, Mike Masterson, sent me the following picture. After…
What Must Be Said!
The third edition of my book, “Arrested Development” is now available on Amazon. It completes a process I began in…
Leaders, On What Do You Stand?
Ten years ago, this petition was presented. Today, only a few police or community leaders are willing to sign it.…
The Art of Bending Granite
It CAN be done! Bending Granite: 30+ True Stories of Leading Change [Excerpts from my chapter on policing] Surely the…
Sadly… Deaths by Police Continue!
Washington Post: Fatal police shootings in 2021 set record since The Post began tracking, despite public outcry Police shot and killed…
Policing is a “Calling” — Not Just a Job!
“Fresh out of the Baltimore police academy just three weeks ago, 24-year-old Jaslyn Koger knows that her unique advantage as…
Policing Others
How is policing a city in America like our military action in Afghanistan? You may not see the similarities, but…
