In the above interview, Brian Ross interviews three persons — the head of the Police Executive Research Forum, a retired…
New Head of NYPD Remembers Where He Came From!
[Ed. Note: It is always heartening to me to hear younger police leaders remembering the roots of effective policing —…
What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?
The shooting in Ferguson in August, 2014, when a young black man was killed by a white police officer and…
Standby: Here We Go Again!
The following article appears in today’s New York Times. It was written by Thomas B. Edsall who contributes a weekly…
A Leadership Check: How’re You Doing?
Last week I posted pieces from an active police Chief, a pair of leadership researchers, and some self-evaluation questions for…
Police Experience and Use of Deadly Force: A Minnesota Study
In Minnesota’s fatal police shootings, less seasoned officers most likely to shoot MPR News Jon Collins December 9, 2019 “It…
Leadership Truths
Leadership is a way and a choice. Don’t fall for order-givers, abusers, and coercive persons — they’re not leaders! Leaders…
Trump Creates CJ Commission
The following announcement leaves me with some necessary questions. As a young police officer greatly influenced by President Johnson’s 1967…
How I See Things: An Interview
Here’s a recent interview with me and recently retired Scott Faust, Assistant Chief of Police, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The interview…
What’s Your Vision?
If you cannot envision something, it will never be accomplished. More drastically, prophets from the ages warn “without vision, the…
