Do You Understand What’s Going On?

Officers, do you understand what is going on? You can no longer be silent. The Facebook post linked below is … More

Walking in the Woods and Thinking About Police

Here’s one of my “Walk in the Woods.” In it, i think about police, my years with them, and my … More

How a different way of policing could change everything [From the Wisconsin Examiner,” June 5, 2020.] By David Couper Where … More

I would like to talk to you today in light of all that has transpired around our country as a … More

“How to Rate Your Local Police,” was first put together in the early 1980s and then revised in 2015. It … More

For 60 years I’ve hoped (and worked) for police reform. Yes, I have seen some significant improvements — police today … More

In keeping with the release of a free copy of “Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, … More

The movement in the 1980s highlighting systems improvement, quality service, and customer focus could have been a game-changer for our … More

The shooting in Ferguson in August, 2014, when a young black man was killed by a white police officer and … More

Last week I posted pieces from an active police Chief, a pair of leadership researchers, and some self-evaluation questions for … More