Rethinking the Rules of Engagement: Moving Beyond Graham v. Connor The legal baseline for police use of force in the … More
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The Fatal Flaw in Modern Police Reform
Why Graham Keeps American Police Stuck! Across the country, progressive municipal police departments pride themselves on progressive transformation. They invest … More
Building an Effective Strategy and Coalition
IF EUROPE’S POLICE CAN, WHY CAN’T WE? A Systems-Thinking Case for Improving Police Use of Deadly Force [Executive Summary: Constitutional baselines … More
Watching and Wondering…
“Many people ask today, ‘Aren’t there other ways in which a trained police officer can respond to an emotionally disturbed … More
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
Raise the Standard: Save Lives, Build Trust
“We will not have a trusted police until the standard for using deadly force by police is raised to that … 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
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
California Improves Police Use of Force Law
Moving from “Reasonable” to “Necessary” [Ed. Note: This guest blog is from John Mutz, retired LAPD captain and recent candidate … More
Continuing Problems in Uses of Deadly Force
“While saying it found ‘much to agree with’ in a consultant’s report, the Madison Police Department rejected a recommendation to … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 