When did police start shooting persons with knives instead of using a baton? They didn’t always respond in this way.…
Officer Renault Robinson: Then and Now
Hear Chicago police officer, Renault Robinson, founder of the African-American Patrolmen’s League in Chicago. Listen to Stud Terkel’s interview with…
Robocop is Here!
Can humans be replaced by robots? And can robots do a better job than police in making critical decisions? After…
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An argument for giving citizens free rein to hire, discipline and train police in their neighborhoods. [My article was originally…
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Legislation on Police Standards: What do you think? This has been a multi-generational discussion: At what level should police standards…
From Academe: Managing a Police Department
Ed. Note: The following article from the September 13, 2016 “Harvard Business Review” captures some important points that we found…
Summarizing the Platteville Conference
On September 16th, the 2nd Annual Conference on 21st Century Policing met again on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville…
Taking a Knee
Given all that’s going on today, is this a fight in which police want to engage? Police Express Outrage Over NFL…
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