Women in Policing: A Necessity For nearly six decades in policing and public life, I’ve watched a powerful truth unfold:When … More
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Five Years After George Floyd
Governing Magazine, in a lengthy article, does a great job this month of reviewing the state of policing in America … More
We’re in a mess: what should we do?
I would imagine most community leaders, including police, are trying to sort out just what happened after May 25th, 2020, … More
Police Reform in Madison, Wisc.
[Note: I served over 20 years as Madison’s chief of police. This is a big change. While I have argued … More
Years after… A Conversation
The following is an email exchange between me and woman I hired a number of years ago (I am posting … More
Police: Between a Rock and a Hard Place!
The following interview comes from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). Executive Director Chuck Wexler interviews Seattle Police Chief Carmen … More
Waiting for an Answer
I don’t know about you, but I hear a loud question coming out of the many protests surrounding our uses … More
Do You Understand What’s Going On?
Officers, do you understand what is going on? You can no longer be silent. The Facebook post linked below is … More
A Black Judge and White Cop Sound Off
“‘Until we change, we’re going to keep revisiting these events year after year after year,’ says David Couper, former police … More
Walking in the Woods and Thinking About Police
Here’s one of my “Walk in the Woods.” In it, i think about police, my years with them, and my … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 