“Today’s police need to be in conversation with their harshest critics — it’s called Community Oriented Policing.” Last week I … More
Tag: anti-intellectualism
Thinking Police
The continuing pushback from the ranks I have received with regard to my book, Arrested Development, has been the challenge … More
Smart Cops Needed
Those of you who have read my book “Arrested Development” know that I try to make a strong argument about … More
Demanding a Better Police
WHY WE MUST DEMAND A BETTER POLICE! Plato writes that those who are called to protect the republic, the guardians, … More
Trashing the POP Center
Feds Trash the Problem Oriented Policing Center: Another Example of Anti-Intellectualism (among other things…) One of the push-backs I occasionally receive from my … More
On Hiring a Chief of Police
One of the most important of public decisions any elected or appointed official will ever make will be this one. … More
Is Improving Police an Impossible Task?
In 1960, when I first pinned on a badge, I was a “college cop”—on … More
Summarizing “Arrested Development”
BOOK SUMMARY: Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to … More
The Four Obstacles
THE FOUR OBSTACLES WHICH HAVED TENDED TO ARREST OUR NATION’S POLICE [An excerpt from the preface of the book Arrested Development: … More
Officer Schoolcraft — Why He Matters
Officer Adrian Schoolcraft – Why He Matters and Why You Most Likely Won’t Hear About Him Again Three years ago, … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 