What the Minnesota Legislature Passed (If They Can Do It, Why Can’t You?) By Torey Van Oot Minneapolis Star-Tribune “The…
I Am Outraged! You Should Be, Too!
“I can tell you from my own experience, that starting ‘soft’ in handling a protest works. When a police agency…
Vision: Why It’s Important
Vision-casting is a team event. It begins with the leader casting out a future, a quest; an exciting idea of…
I know you’re pissed, but we gotta talk!
There is little doubt that we in America are into a major civic storm since the killing of George Floyd…
Policing: A Black Cop’s Perspective
[Ed. Note: Major Hughes is from the generation that followed me after I retired in 1993. He began his career…
Police Chiefs Speak on Reform and What’s Needed
In this “Critical Issues Report” from PERF, Executive Director Chuck Wexler asked five retired police chiefs to offer their best…
We Need to Talk
The following is an excellent op-ed by Milwaukee Police Chief Alfonso Morales. It’s what every chief of police should be…
Traffic Cops w/o Guns
Remember when cops used to write parking tickets? Today, most cities have unarmed parking enforcement officers. Maybe there’s more “armed…
The Argument to Abolish Police
From Policy Link: Communities across the country are rising up and demanding that policymakers reallocate budgets by divesting from the…
Socially Contracting a Dream
While talking with a number of clergy in Minneapolis about their city and their police (of which I was once…
