Inside 20 Years of Federal Police Probes

I have mentioned in the past that I am re-thinking the use of federal consent decrees initiated by the Department … More

Why Trust in Police Has Been Eroded

The following article appeared on the Vox website December 10, 2015 and is a fair presentation of the situation in … More

Is Controlling Police Now More Important than Crime?

In the rough and tumble climate of the politics of policing, another chief “bites the dust.” Yesterday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel … More

The Employee Handbook: What Does It Say About Your Organization?

  Employee manuals are most often the bane of good management. While they hope to support good leadership and properly … More

The Improvement Steps

Seven Police Improvement Steps ENVISION: The community must cast a bold and breathtaking vision to ensure a distinguished future for … More

How Do You Know?

As a disciple of the late quality expert and statistician Dr. W. Edwards Deming http://deming.org I know he would be … More

Trust-Building: Five Bold Steps

Five Bold Steps That Will Help Build Trust and Support of Your Police In keeping with the President’s Task Force … More

Ways of Police Reform

CAN AMERICAN POLICING BECOME SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT — A YARDSTICK OF QUALITY? A CULTURE IN WHICH EXCELLENCE IS EXPECTED? When … More

Top Posts Last Week

Top Five Posts (from the past week) Why Police Matter Principles of Leadership Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing … More

Midwest Conference Attendees

What a great day we had! Much learning… understanding and sharing of feelings and ideas. I will be posting some relevant … More