What I’ve Learned About Leadership

What Being a Cop and Writing this Blog Has Taught Me About the Importance of Leadership With more than 1,600 posts…

When Police Become Soldiers, Democracy Dies

The President’s Army or the People’s Police? When I took my first oath as a police officer in 1960, it…

You Are at a Crossroads: Stand with the Constitution or With Cruelty

Without judicial warrants, ICE detainers are illegal. If you obey them, you betray your oath of office and destroy the…

Police Leaders: Do Not Become Trump’s Pawns

“Stop Attacking Our Cities to Hide Your Administration’s Failures.” — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Mayor Michelle Wu was speaking to…

Is This What We Are Becoming?

Take look at the video and article below from today’s Washington Post. As a former chief of police, I can…

A Moral Challenge to Police in America

Will You Stand Between Your Community and Injustice? In a free and democratic society, the mission of police is clear:…

Wake Up! We Are in Trouble

American Policing is in Crisis—and the Answers Are Already on the Shelf! The third edition of my book, Arrested Development:…

Winding Down in a Perilous Time for Policing a Free Society

I am getting tired. I think I have said here all that needs to be said. With masked ICE agents…

What Will You Stand Up For?

From Police Chief to Priest: A Lifetime Commitment to Peace and Justice When I first pinned on a police badge…

We Are Becoming a Nation of Fear — And That Must Stop

ICE Agents in Philadelphia — Fox News Nothing alarms me more than the executive branch using cruelty as a political…