The following is from an interview on NPR which illustrates what can happen when we work together on building trust.…
Did Someone Move Your Cheese?
It is true that most of us resist change, we simply don’t like it! On the other hand, we…
“The Wire’s” David Simon Talks About Improving Policing
“Police need to walk away from the drug war…” “Long before Freddie Gray’s death in police custody made Baltimore an…
Guns are Killing Us!
One of the things I tried to learn following Dr. W. Edwards Deming was to diagram “cause and effect” (see…
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Where is the Chief? — An Important Response
A commentary worth posting in response to my recent post “Where is Your Police Chief.” “I would add the word…
“Blackish” Tackles Race, Police, and Hope
This week the sitcom “Blackish” took on the issue of race, police and hope. I am not much of a…
What Happens When a Cop Bucks the System?
I was a troublemaker when I was a police officer in Minneapolis. I know a little about what happens when…
A Plea for Police-Academic Relationships
Originally posted on Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation:
Practitioner, teacher, researcher? Early in my career, I envisioned a police department in which the officers…
When We Fail Our Constitution
The grave danger of putting our trust and allegiance in people rather than the historical values of our Constitution. “I…
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