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Go, Tell it On the Mountain!

These are trying times for police in America. Is this the “tipping point” when racism is purged from our nation … More

courage, deadly force, effectiveness, European Union, George Floyd, Graham v. Connor, Minneapolis, police, standard, trust

The Learning Organization

Leadership 101: The Learning Organization Chief Mike Masterson of Boise, Idaho applies some sound leadership principles in the following communication … More

effectiveness, learning organization, Mike Masterson, Peter Senge, procedural justice, trust

Policing is the Art of Solving Problems

If this is true, how are you doing? Well-informed, thinking, and effective police officers know about POP and how to … More

Arizona State University, ASU, best practices, effectiveness, Herman Goldstein, policce, problem oriented policing, problem solving

Good Old, Effective Policing!

One thing I learned after being a street cop and police leader for over 30 years was this: the most … More

crisis cops, documentary, effectiveness, Ernie and Joe, HBO, leadership, mental health officers, police, San Antonio

An Unnecessary Harshness

If you were to ask me what is different from my time in policing compared with that of today I … More

deadly force, effectiveness, firearms, guns, harshness, leadership, police, stand your ground, SWAT, trust

Impeccable Service

“To effectively and impeccably serve others…” A couple of issues have popped up during the past few weeks on this … More

blacks, community, effectiveness, emotional intelligence, police, procedural justice, race, serve, trust

Practicing Common Sense

  “Sound and prudent judgment based on a simple perception of the situation or facts” — Merriam-Webster On December 29th … More

common sense, danger, effectiveness, Martin Kaste, NPR, police, safety, war on cops

Policing’s Body of Knowledge?

One of the marks of a profession is that it has a “body of knowledge;” that is, a collective of … More

best known method, body of knowledge, effectiveness, Herman Goldstein, leadership, method, problem oriented policing, profession

From the Business World: Collaborate for Real

In an abbreviated article from Harvard Business Review by Alison Beard: “Collaborate For Real,” police can learn some things about … More

Alison Beard, business, collaboration, effectiveness, Harvard Business Review, leadership

Smart Cops Needed

Those of you who have read my book “Arrested Development” know that I try to make a strong argument about … More

anti-intellectualism, arrested development, blog, education, effectiveness, Gunnar Thomassen, Jon Strype, Marit Egge, Oxford University Press, police, research, terrorist, trust

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