Selecting Police

SELECTING POLICE OFFICERS “My vision for police is that they can be fair, effective and humanitarian. They can protect our … 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

MAYBE FIFTY YEARS WASN’T ENOUGH. It’s been that long since the day a shiny badge was first pinned on my … More

In 1987, my wife and I were both serving as police leaders. I was chief in Madison and she was … More

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

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

I first described “Seven Seeds for Policing” at the annual meeting of the Police Executive Research Forum in Washington, DC … More

My first book, How to Rate Your Local Police, was published by the Police Executive Research Forum in 1983. It was a … More

You probably did a double-take on the title of this blog – the Joy of Policing! But I am serious. … More

UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM Once upon a time there was a fishing village along a mighty river. The villagers there were a fine, … More