Police Reform: A Lost Cause?

“Lost causes are the only causes worth fighting for.” — Clarence Darrow I have to admit I can get pretty … More

Planting the Good Seeds of Improvement

“My vision is to see seven seeds planted in the field of policing–leadership, knowledge, creativity, problem solving, diversity, control of … More

“Community policing means officers work with residents to solve problems… But community policing was not an overarching strategy in … More

Do federal consent decrees improve local police departments? This study says they might. “Consent decrees are expensive, with costs estimated … More

1. Principles of Leadership 2. Why Police Matter 3. How Are You Doing? How Do You Know?” … More

This is a story about two White boys in America: one grew up in the South, the other in the … More

In the firestorm of recent American politics, and living in this post-Ferguson era, you are going to have to assess … More

“If any other group of individuals were acting the way [the Albuquerque Police Department] has allegedly been acting, some of us … More

[Ed note: The following article by Jerry Abramson, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, is a … More

The Police Pushback on Use of Deadly Force We are about to engage in a major community-police struggle. A struggle … More