Missing Cheri

“When you’re a police officer and you do this work, you need to find a way to be able to … More

The Courage to Police with Love

“Your humanity is essential to policing. Don’t let anyone tell you that compassion is weakness. They are wrong.” — Sgt. (Ret.) … More

The following post contains an audio interview between former Madison police officer and Buddhist dharma teacher Cheri Maples who teaches … More

Does what police do in one city affect all police? Unfortunately, yes! I learned that in my first year as … More

Dateline: New York Times — Ferguson, Mo. By Julie Bosman and Joseph Goldstein: AUG. 23, 2014 “Just after noon on Saturday, Aug. … More

During last month’s annual meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), Charles Ramsey gave the opening address … More

BOOK SUMMARY: Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to … More

MANY YEARS AGO, I was a young police officer, just out of the academy. My partner and I, also a … More

POLICE COMPASSION — NOW IN REAL TIME! Three days after the “ink” had barely dried on a recent blog of … More

SHOULD (or can) COPS BE COMPASSIONATE? Part II “Compassion is a deep awareness of the suffering of another along with … More