Leadership and Motivation

Being a Leader Who Can Motivate Others — Intrinsically When will we who are privileged to lead others get this … More

When Will They Ever Learn?

I can’t stress it more. In today’s world, the fair and effective handling of public protest by police is essential … More

Police reform in the Republic of Georgia seems to go against everything I know about reforming police (with the exception … More

When learning happens in the police field we should all shout for joy. I am referring to the more “soft … More

No longer “Sleepless in Seattle,”the city has woken up. In an historic settlement, a federal judge recently approved a … More

As many of you know, I was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than twenty years. Though … More

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

Yes, thanks to you! I wrote “Arrested Development” because I thought there were some things in the police field that … More

David Couper, veteran police chief writes about his experience leading the Madison Police Department for over two decades and changing … More