There a Right and Wrong Way of Improving Police in America Recently, a former police chief and current criminal justice … More
Tag: improvement
Wake Up! We Are in Trouble
American Policing is in Crisis—and the Answers Are Already on the Shelf! The third edition of my book, Arrested Development: … More
On State of Policing 5 Years After the Death of George Floyd
The following is a deep discussion and analysis into what has been happening in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and /St. … More
As Our Nation Steps Back from the Pursuit of Justice
“These are just a handful of events from the past week that, viewed together, seem to paint a picture of … More
Five Years After George Floyd
Governing Magazine, in a lengthy article, does a great job this month of reviewing the state of policing in America … More
Cease Fire! 1,000 Annual Deaths by Police Are Far Too Many!
[Note: The following news column was submitted to three leading American news sources. USA Today stepped up and published what … More
I Am Worried About November and the Future of Policing in America
[Note: I recently ran across a number of columns that I wrote for USA Today from 2016-2017 during the Trump … More
Answering a Call to Improve Continuously
I first published “Arrested Development” in 2012. Then made the final addition to the text in 2017 after the death … More
Changing Police is Like “Bending Granite!”
“Surely the most dramatic finding in this project is that it is possible to ‘bend granite.’” — National Institute of … More
Fellow Americans: I’m Puzzled
“It’s not that our system is the best example of democratic policing, it’s just that it has the most potential … More
