In order to rebuild trust of our nation’s police the following steps must be taken (and taken soon) Make a … More
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We Move Forward Each Day
Pittsburgh chief, Cam McLay stands up, speaks out, and commits to change at an important community meeting. Several hundred people … More
Two Journalists Look at Community-Oriented Policing
Journalists Kate Abbey-Lambertz and Joseph Erbentraut provide some hope for us in their article, “How America’s Police Forces Are Solving … More
Calling All Chiefs: Begin the Dialogue!
If I was still a chief of police today, what would I do? It’s a good question — and I … More
What Policing Should Be
WHAT POLICING SHOULD BE One of the exercises we used to do in training was to define something as what … More
Police Drones: Coming to Your Neighborhood?
The use of drones by police can be a slippery slope from helping citizens to intruding on them. Police must … More
Revisiting “Broken Windows”
This article is an important one (especially for today’s police professional). And pay particular attention to the hundreds of responses … More
Is There an MRAP in Your Future?
Is an MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle) on the way to your community? Many local police departments have already received … More
Neighborhood Policing: Still An Idea to Come?
I ran across one of the first articles I wrote on the subject of community and neighborhood policing. I wrote … More
A Vision For Our Nation’s Police
In my book I have a section about my vision for police in America. The biblical admonition “Where there is … More
