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

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