Boise Gets It

Mike Masterson recently retired after serving a decade as the chief of police in Boise, Idaho. Before going to Boise, … More

Police Task Force Report: “Now Is the Time!”

I just received the Task Force report and find it both challenging and satisfying. “President Barack Obama said Monday … More

Jokingly, an old colleague of mine, Dave Gorski, who was chief of police in nearby Appleton, Wisc., used to say,”We … More

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

Neighborhood Policing: Still An Idea to Come? I ran across one of the first articles I wrote on the subject … More

“Building trust with the community one cup at a time.” The following information comes from the e-newsletter of the COPS … More

Training matters. In fact, it’s a critical factor in improving our nation’s police. Maybe I can’t get police leaders in … More