Policing: A Black Cop’s Perspective

[Ed. Note: Major Hughes is from the generation that followed me after I retired in 1993. He began his career … More

Creative Ideas

The following creative ideas come from Djohariah Singer from Middleton, MD. She is someone who has spent a lifetime in … More

Chief Reuben Greenberg, Charleston, S.C.

Former Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenberg remembered as groundbreaking, passionate [Ed. Note: I somehow missed this in 2014, another death … More

When Police Education Fails

If the mission of police education is to prepare students to be liberally (broadly) educated, intellectually mature, ethically aware, and … More

What Happened to Police Education?

  There isn’t a single U.S. university that can claim (with a straight face) to have a serious commitment or … More

Will Body Cams Make Police Better?

Body cams aren’t going to make cops better, but college degrees and higher standards will Hiring well-educated officers and teaching … More

From the U.K.: A “Professionalized” Police Needs to Maintain Core Skills

Higher education for Police has been one of the main themes of this blog. Here’s what’s happening in the United … More

Some Things Can Be Learned From the Military

“Many senior police leaders have little more professional training than the rookie fresh out of the academy. While there is … More

My Column in USA Today

After Chicago’s Homicide Spike, Review Police Problems David C. Couper  [First appeared September 14, 2016 in USA Today.] “Tomorrow’s cops … More

We Need More of This

    The latest graduates from the Toronto police training academy include three PhDs and a pro volleyball player. Seventy … More