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…
Thomas Abt and His 8-Year Plan to Dramatically Reduce Gun Violence
A former Obama administration official on his $100m strategy to save lives across 40 cities By Thomas Abt Tue 10…
A Chief Speaks Out About Gun Control!
Houston police chief rips ‘smug’ Cruz and McConnell, who ‘don’t want to piss off the NRA’ The following is from…
Rule by Law, Not by Men
Everyone in our police community and nation needs to “read, mark, and inwardly digest this important letter from former FBI…
An Update: Where I Come From… Where I’m At!
Police Chief Turned Pastor Driven To Reform Law Enforcement This article first appeared in 2016. For me, it does a…
