12. My Philosophy of Policing 11. On Hiring a Chief of Police 10. The “Warrior” Attitude: A Continuing Problem…
2017 Top Posts (#1-#3)
1. How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison 2. Why Police Matter 3. Principles of Leadership
Every Contact Leaves a Trace
Locard’s principle: a perpetrator of a crime will bring something into the crime scene and leave with something from it. But…
Overcoming Obstacles
Sometimes when I think about police improvement I feel like I have been treading water for far too long. I…
Time for Peace
I am wishing all those who follow “Improving Police” have a time to reflect and to envision a world at…
Accountable Police
“What is required at present is not professional police but accountable police.” The Code of Silence and the Subculture of…
Police Applicants: Questions YOU Need to Ask
Police Applicants: The Questions YOU Need to Ask in an Interview! Is this an agency where I will experience personal growth?…
Are You a Servant Leader?
The late Robert Greenleaf once described a leader as being one who first serves. The servant-leader is servant first… That…
Most Active Posts
These were the most active posts last week: How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Making Choices:…
Ten Hard Lessons on Sustaining Organizational Improvement
[Ed. Note: I wrote the following article a number of years ago after a number of unsuccessful efforts to persuade…
