Stepping Back: Reflecting On a Police Shooting

MANY YEARS AGO, I was a young police officer, just out of the academy. My partner and I, also a … More

Can Cops Be Honest?

The Power of Police Subculture An Excerpt From “Arrested Development” “Years ago as a young police officer, I remember finding … More

The department that I headed for over 20 years is coming under attack regarding the shooting of an unarmed intoxicated … More

Being moral is to make good choices between right and wrong or good and bad actions. It applies to both … More

One day in the life of a city in the Midwest, a young man was shot. Throughout the years, this … More

Shortly before I retired, I remember discussing the racial disparity in arrests we were experiencing with my assistant, Noble Wray … More

This is blog number 100! Since I began this journey of “getting the word out” about how police can and … More

Maybe we all need to take a deep breath and step back from the conflict between “liberals” and “gun righters.” … More

Just Because We Can, Should We? The Legal-Moral Balance of Policing An all too familiar story from one of our … More

In the 1980s, the Madison (Wisc.) Police Department moved forward with a new leadership style replacing the old, military-based, coercive … More