Policing in the 21st Century

Back on August 31st, I mined up an old piece I wrote back in the ’90s about the future of … More

Should Cops Be Compassionate? Part II

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

Improve our police? Ho-hum. Why does it feel like I am paddling upstream when I talk about the great benefits … More

No, I am not kidding. I really am interested in solving the problem I identified in the blog I posted … More

Ever wonder who speaks for our nation’s police? Is it the Director of the FBI? The president of the International … More

I can’t stress it more. In today’s world, the fair and effective handling of public protest by police is essential … More

Last weekend I attended a preview of the “Blue Courage course” for police officers at the Aurora, Ill. Police Department. … More

More On Georgian Police Reforms… I continue to be fascinated by this story. Here is more information on these reforms … More

What is the new leadership? Is your boss doing it? Are you? In my new book, I outline the process … More

I wrote the following piece in 1990. It was published that year in the American Journal of Policing. … More