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…
More On Cops and Crowds
Protecting American’s Constitutional Right to “Assemble and Petition” their Government. Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former…
How to Solve the Three Major Problems Facing Police
The three most pressing problems police currently face are restoring trust, implementing reform, and improving police officer safety and wellness.…
Fellow Americans: I’m Puzzled
“It’s not that our system is the best example of democratic policing, it’s just that it has the most potential…
Blue Fragility
“Blue Fragility” is a state in which even a minimum amount of criticism becomes intolerable, triggering a range of defensive…
Cops and Martial Arts
Police Training Re-Imagined — Rener Gracie I spent a good share of my early police career teaching “defensive tactics” to…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 