An Open Letter to Our President-Elect

[Shortly after Barack Obama was elected as the 44th President of the United States, I wrote him the following letter. … 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

Why Won’t Police Learn From Their Mistakes?

The first week in August I posted a blog suggesting that the arrest by Madison police of a young woman … More

Learning From an Arrest

The arrest of Genele Laird in June at East Towne can be a teachable moment for the Madison community. Many … More

After Dallas: What We Need To Do Now!

Fifteen Things Your City Can Do Right Now to End Police Brutality  [Ed. Note: The following article does a great job … More

Let’s Wake Up – The Future’s Here

Everyone is aware of the viral nature of our new methods of communication — instant videos on YouTube and tweets … More

An Interview Every Police Officer Needs to Hear

The video interview all police need to see was conducted by one of my colleagues at UW-Platteville, Dr. Patrick Solar. Pat is … More

One Way to Improve: Listen to Your Customers

Police: Survey Those Who Use Your Services This is a very important subject. How do we know how we are … More

Unleashing the Power of Criticism

I found the following article in the January-February 2016 issue of the Harvard Business Review and immediately thought how this … More

Needed: A Blue Reformation

As a pundit[1] for the past two decades, I find myself finally realizing what I had hoped for when I … More