It Gets Better!

What is the “It Gets Better” Project? In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a … More

What Needs to Be Done

I stumbled across an article from 2005 from sociology, my old field of study. At least one sociologist … More

We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More

Where did I get these crazy ideas about police? Over 40 years ago, when I took over the command of … More

Dr. Catherine Norman from the US Center for Naval Analysis released her latest research from Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Entitled … More

More on “jukin’ the stats. I first talked about this problem on this blog on May 24, 2012. And it’s … More

Well, it’s been almost thirty years since the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) published my first book, “How to Rate … More

“Show me your papers!” Why ordering our nation’s police to do immigration enforcement is a bad idea. Police as immigration … More

Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this … More

I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other … More