Pondering the Future

“May you live in interesting times;” is an unsubstantiated and anonymous Chinese curse. But is it a curse? Why would…

An Open Letter to Our President-Elect

[Shortly after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States, I wrote him the following letter.…

[The concept of Sentinel Events comes from the medical field and, as many of us suggest, is a way…

Top Seven Posts Last Week Why Police Matter Principles of Leadership How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to…

What President Trump’s Justice Department is likely to look like. More scrutiny of Muslims. More pressure on black protesters. Less…

I am sitting in my office looking at the books I am considering for a new course I am teaching…

Election 2016: Who Can Ever Forget It? As a person of faith, retired police officer, and university lecturer in criminal…

“Many senior police leaders have little more professional training than the rookie fresh out of the academy. While there is…

From the Greater Good Science Center: Why apology works (a 6 minute video). And why our nation’s police need to…