No, I am not kidding. I really am interested in solving the problem I identified in the blog I posted … More
Tag: improvement
Should Cops Be Compassionate?
This week, James E. Causey, a columnist with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, wrote about an interview he had with a … More
Let’s Be Creative on Use of Force (A Contest)
Isn’t it about time that we quit killing people who are holding knives and fail to respond to police commands? … More
More on Georgian Police Reforms
More On Georgian Police Reforms… I continue to be fascinated by this story. Here is more information on these reforms … More
Celebrate Police Learning!
When learning happens in the police field we should all shout for joy. I am referring to the more “soft … More
A Note From a Cop in the Future
I wrote the following piece in 1990. It was published that year in the American Journal of Policing. … More
Can Seattle Police Be Reformed?
No longer “Sleepless in Seattle,”the city has woken up. In an historic settlement, a federal judge recently approved a … More
What Needs to Be Done
I stumbled across an article from 2005 from sociology, my old field of study. At least one sociologist … More
ON THIS WE STAND: Qualities of Police in a Free and Democratic Society
We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More
Training Police in Afghanistan
Dr. Catherine Norman from the US Center for Naval Analysis released her latest research from Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Entitled … More
