Juking the Stats! (Again)

Another installment in a growing problem — Can you believe politicians or police chiefs when they tell you crime is … More

Once More: Policing is Community Policing

Community Policing is how a free society is to be policed. Period. Why is there still resistance to it? Why do … More

Customer Surveys for Police

A colleague of mine sent me a customer survey that Plano, Texas was using on Survey Monkey (See it HERE). … More

An Argument for Smart and Compassionate Policing

I argued strongly in my book, Arrested Development, and in this blog, for intelligent (smart), rational, data-based, controlled and compassionate … More

Police and PTSD

The Emotional Life of Police It was my life-long passion for the art of policing that moved me to write … More

Changing a Troubled Police Department

Here’s a good case study for police leaders who aspire to be transformational. The city is Albuquerque, New Mexico … More

People Matter, Employees Are People!

Employees are assets, not commodities! People matter. And there are perks to running a quality organization that puts people first … 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

The Greatest Factor in Improving Police

This month is women’s history month. What better time to talk about the important role women have played, and continue … 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