Chief Masterson Returns to Boise

Chief Mike Masterson Returns to Boise as Interim Chief. Here’s his message to new recruits. It contains both VISION and…

Accountability and Transparency in New Jersey

Slowly, and hopefully surely, sweeping changes coming to how N.J. cops use force and how it is investigated [A report…

The Courage to Stand Up

I sense that today many people in our communities are waiting for their police leaders to stand up and declare…

Burnsville (MN) Police: A Great Legacy

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The Burnsville Police Department has a new chief. Tanya Schwartz is the only woman to ever hold the…

Policing is the Art of Solving Problems

If this is true, how are you doing? Well-informed, thinking, and effective police officers know about POP and how to…

Interview with NYPD Commissioner Jim O’Neil

Video: James O’Neill looks back on his tenure as the city’s top cop This week, Police Commissioner James O’Neill will…

Best Police Practices: The COPS Office

Law Enforcement Best Practices: Lessons Learned from the Field [My note: we need more of this and especially “best practices”…

Body Cameras Will Not Improve Police Behavior!

Research finds police body-worn cameras fall short of expectations “While much of the research is mixed, its conclusion counters some…

Red Flagging: What Happens When an Elected Sheriff Won’t Enforce the Law?

Two articles about Red Flag laws that somehow will not be enforced. A most confusing matter… the world has gone…

What We’ve Learned (and failed to learn) About Handling Crowds and Protests

“Authorities, and in particular the police, can often have a profound role to play in producing the very violence that…