How is that Great Divide bridged? For if it cannot, the future of policing our great nation is at risk! … More
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Slow Learning in a Fast Age
Do you want to know what drives me to distraction in the field of policing? It’s our seemingly inability to … More
“Wowing” Police Customers in Kalamazoo
[The following are key excerpts from Capt. Jim Mellary’s recent article on the COPS website, “The Factor of WOW in … More
Legal v. Moral
The recent U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report concerning the Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) tackles a common misconception many police … More
Racial Reconciliation and Truth-Telling
NOW MORE THAN EVER! Back in 2012, few of us would have thought that one of the pressing and immediate … More
Once More: Policing is Community Policing
Community Policing is how a free society is to be policed. Period. Why is there still resistance to it? Why do … More
Trashing the POP Center
Feds Trash the Problem Oriented Policing Center: Another Example of Anti-Intellectualism (among other things…) One of the push-backs I occasionally receive from my … More
Coffee With a Cop
“Building trust with the community one cup at a time.” The following information comes from the e-newsletter of the COPS … More
Let’s Hear It Once More About How To Train Police
Training matters. In fact, it’s a critical factor in improving our nation’s police. Maybe I can’t get police leaders in … More
Hiring Women — The Best Thing I Did!
I wasn’t always a champion of women police officers. It came about slowly during my early years on the street … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 