What Being a Cop and Writing this Blog Has Taught Me About the Importance of Leadership With more than 1,600 posts … More
Tag: Constitution
When Police Become Soldiers, Democracy Dies
The President’s Army or the People’s Police? When I took my first oath as a police officer in 1960, it … More
You Are at a Crossroads: Stand with the Constitution or With Cruelty
Without judicial warrants, ICE detainers are illegal. If you obey them, you betray your oath of office and destroy the … More
A Moral Challenge to Police in America
Will You Stand Between Your Community and Injustice? In a free and democratic society, the mission of police is clear: … More
An Open Letter to Our Nation’s Police
I am grieving. We all are grieving. We are grieving because we are losing something very important and we don’t … More
More Danger to Community-Oriented Policing
Trump Signs 3 Executive Orders, Addressing Immigration and Policing President Donald Trump has directed his administration to compile a list … More
More On Cops and Crowds
Protecting American’s Constitutional Right to “Assemble and Petition” their Government. Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former … More
Policing in America: Sixty Years of Practice and Observation
Each time there is a policing crisis in our nation I say to myself, “This is a great opportunity for … More
I Am Outraged! You Should Be, Too!
“I can tell you from my own experience, that starting ‘soft’ in handling a protest works. When a police agency … More
Are You Bold Enough to Experiment?
“We needed to look ahead toward the future—to stop, look, and listen like the old wagon masters did, scan for dangers … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 