Essential Questions for 21st Century Police

Having served as a police officer and leader during the last half of the 20th century I have some questions…

Empathic Policing

Some people are good at putting themselves in another person’s shoes. Others may struggle to relate. But many psychologists argue…

Former Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenberg remembered as groundbreaking, passionate [Ed. Note: I somehow missed this in 2014, another death…

[Chief Don Hanna’s career in policing was well blessed: working the street four years, police chief 24 years in three…

Dozens of convicted criminals have been hired as cops in Alaska communities. Often, they are the only applicants. In Stebbins,…

I Have a Dream About Police — Do You? Over a half century ago in the midst of racial unrest…

If we are to preserve this fragile thing called American democracy we are going to have to become a little…

“Institutions prefer loyalists and ‘company men’ to prophets. We’re uncomfortable with people who point out our shadow or imperfections…” The…

This is one of the most important questions a leader can ask. But far more importantly is to be able…

In the 18th century, Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote “the best laid plans of mice and men often go astray.”…