Our City. Our Standards. Standing Together Against ICE Incursions The city in which I led police for two decades is … More
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To the Community: A Call to Action
Protect Our Neighbors, Uphold the Constitution I speak today as a person of faith and conscience—committed to human dignity, the … More
Policing a Free Society: A Hard Task Worth Doing — 在自由社会维护治安：艰难却必要的使命
Hello, China, Can I Be of Help? — 你好，中国，我能为你提供帮助吗？ Recently, this blogsite saw an unexpected surge in readers from China … More
Growing Better Together
There a Right and Wrong Way of Improving Police in America Recently, a former police chief and current criminal justice … More
On Selecting a Chief of Police
In the 1980s, I wrote the following in my publication, How To Rate Your Local Police. The following is from … More
Before You Vote, Think About Police
Today’s issue of the New York Times recommends: “Five Books to Read About Policing Before You Vote.” I added a sixth. _______________________________________ … More
A Dire Prediction
We are about to struggle with a most important decision regarding our national values and how we are going to … More
I know you’re pissed, but we gotta talk!
There is little doubt that we in America are into a major civic storm since the killing of George Floyd … More
Socially Contracting a Dream
While talking with a number of clergy in Minneapolis about their city and their police (of which I was once … More
Time to Re-imagine Your Police
I put together a short video on this important topic as many cities across America consider de-funding/eliminating their police departments. … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 