Police and Community Leaders: Time to Stand Up

WORKING TOGETHER: QUALITIES OF POLICE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY David C. Couper and Michael S. Scott [Note: This … More

On This We Stand! An Invitation to Police and Community

We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More

Top Posts (from last week) How Should Police Present Themselves? Let’s Get Real About Police Reform Women Police: The Way … More

How to Rate Your Local Police: A User’s Guide for Civic, Governmental, and Police Leaders Ferguson, Staten Island, Cleveland… What … More

I have written extensively on this blog about the absolute necessity for police to be respectful to those whom they … More

The problem of police militarization is more than the use of armored vehicles, SWAT teams, and camouflaged uniforms – it’s … More

I AM NOT TRYING TO BUG YOU — but I am really interested in listening to you. IF I AM … More

Let me state this pure and simple: whenever police action results in the serious injury or death of … More

A Question for Today’s Chiefs of Police: Whom Do You Serve? Who should police chiefs serve? Their organization or the … More

Back on August 31st, I mined up an old piece I wrote back in the ’90s about the future of … More