“A nation that can travel in space to other worlds should be able to develop technology that is able to…
A Conversation with Prof. David Harris
I recently had a deep and exciting conversation with University of Pittsburgh Law Professor David Harris on his podcast, “Criminal…
Watching and Wondering…
“Many people ask today, ‘Aren’t there other ways in which a trained police officer can respond to an emotionally disturbed…
What a Police Chief Deeply Learned During Her Career
Chuck Wexler, Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) does a great interview with Tempe, AZ Police Chief…
Why I Think the Way I Do
Why I wrote yesterday’s blog. For me, the dream I illustrated yesterday acknowledges that I cannot change the racist system…
Welcome to the Police Academy!
I have this dream, I am back in uniform heading up a police department. I am addressing a recruit class…
The End of My Dream?
No matter what happens in November, no matter who becomes our nation’s leader, the reform and improvement of policing in…
Just when you thought it can’t get worse…
This kind of situation Minneapolis police are facing is similar to what many city police departments are facing across our…
We’re in a mess: what should we do?
I would imagine most community leaders, including police, are trying to sort out just what happened after May 25th, 2020,…
Leadership is…
Passion… Patience… Persistence… Consistence (and Love!) Simon Sinek seems to have capture the essence of leadership in his many talks…
