“Many people ask today, ‘Aren’t there other ways in which a trained police officer can respond to an emotionally disturbed … More
Tag: Ferguson
Waiting for an Answer
I don’t know about you, but I hear a loud question coming out of the many protests surrounding our uses … More
Why Has So Little Changed?
The aftermath of Michael Brown’s death in 2014 (and an ensuing presidential task force) was tried to raise the standard … More
What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?
The shooting in Ferguson in August, 2014, when a young black man was killed by a white police officer and … More
Has Use of Deadly Force by Police Changed? A Post-Ferguson Report
“I see no evidence of a seismic shift in accountability among the 18,000 state and local law enforcement agencies scattered … More
Stuck in the Trap: A Way Out
What is the trap?… It is the lack of academic preparation, the inability to learn from experience and research. It … More
Five Years After Ferguson
Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer on August 9, 2014. It sparked protests that … More
A Letter to Young Cops
“My understanding of policing a free, democratic society is that we make it work from the bottom up. If … More
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Why Police Matter “But What Would YOU Do?” Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing How a Traffic Offense Can … 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
