Why Graham Keeps American Police Stuck! Across the country, progressive municipal police departments pride themselves on progressive transformation. They invest … More
Tag: Absolute Necessity
Building an Effective Strategy and Coalition
IF EUROPE’S POLICE CAN, WHY CAN’T WE? A Systems-Thinking Case for Improving Police Use of Deadly Force [Executive Summary: Constitutional baselines … More
Watching and Wondering…
“Many people ask today, ‘Aren’t there other ways in which a trained police officer can respond to an emotionally disturbed … More
Here’s What We Need to Do Now!
I have some suggestions as to what police need to do, and do it quickly, if we are take advantage … More
Raise the Standard: Save Lives, Build Trust
“We will not have a trusted police until the standard for using deadly force by police is raised to that … More
Why Has So Little Changed?
The aftermath of Michael Brown’s death in 2014 (and an ensuing presidential task force) was tried to raise the standard … More
California Improves Police Use of Force Law
Moving from “Reasonable” to “Necessary” [Ed. Note: This guest blog is from John Mutz, retired LAPD captain and recent candidate … More
Camden County Police Lead in Both Policy and Practice
Camden County Police Department revises the use of force policy [Ed. Note: This is what I have been saying for … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 