‘The best possible guarantee against ill-treatment is for its use to be unequivocally rejected by police officers themselves.” [Report to…
The Seven Steps: Where Are We Now?
Re-visiting Chapter 6, “The Seven Improvement Steps” in my 2012 book, “Arrested Development” Step One: Envision Police leaders must cast…
Tell Me Again: What’s Your Job?
When a few police officers continue to make poor decisions regarding the people they have sworn to serve some questions…
“Improving Police” Gets Around!
Views From 206 Countries Around the World! I want to thank all of you who continue to visit this blog…
Leadership
Chief, what’s your duty — to employees — to community members? “To be a leader is to be a courageous…
The Talk: Not Just For Children of Color
“We can say #BlackLivesMatter and #PoliceLivesMatter.” – Rev. Dr. Frank Thomas Over the years, and especially since the events at Ferguson, parents of children…
Job Interview: Some Essential Questions to Ask
The following is from “Ten Questions to Ask in a Job Interview to Really Stand Out” along with my commentary…
Are You Bold Enough to Experiment?
“We needed to look ahead toward the future—to stop, look, and listen like the old wagon masters did, scan for dangers…
An Impossible Dream?
On September 3, 2013, I wrote the following blog to again highlight the importance as well as difficulty of our…
Five Years After Ferguson
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer on August 9, 2014. It sparked protests that…
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 