More Facts About the Genele Laird Arrest

“By my own standards what we witnessed is not acceptable. We will continue to work, internally and community wide to … More

Being Transparent and Accountable

“How are you doing?” “How do you know?” With the explosion of media and YouTube accounts of police misconduct — … More

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 … More

Comparing Professional Misconduct

Police Versus Physicians This might not be a fair comparison, but stay with me… There are about 900,000 active physicians … More

Cleveland, We Have a Problem

Does what police do in one city affect all police? Unfortunately, yes! I learned that in my first year as … More

What if Michael Bell Was Black?

A recent piece from NPR begs the question: If Michael Bell was black would this have ever happened, Would a … More

Police Governance in Canada

In Canada, there is an Association of Police Governance (CAPG). It is the only national organization dedicated to excellence in police governance. … More

Police Accountability: A New Way?

     Here is a novel and very creative idea to approach the problem of bad policing which can cost a … More

The Ombudsman: A Way Forward For Your City?

There seems to be a growing amount of urban conflict today between police and community members. It can predictably happen … More

Can and Should Police Investigate Themselves?

Of course, the question of self-regulation is not only relevant to the police but applies to every institution of power … More