What is the State of Your City’s Police?

I know I get impatient. And I realize these are tough times for police leaders. But isn’t it time for … More

A Plea to Retired Police

A Plea to Retired Police: Stand Up! I’ve got to ask this question: “Does inaction on the part of police … More

A Most Difficult Conversation

Beginning a most difficult conversation: Do all police need to be armed? Years ago the report of the President’s Crime Commission addressed the … More

Police: No More Excuses

To Our Nation’s Police: What are you going to do? When are you going to do it? Two important questions … More

The Case For Apology: A Video

A Case for Apology This is a video I put together to try and explain the necessity of a nation-wide … More

What Must Be Done Now

Years ago, I walked a beat in a large Midwestern city. It was the time of anti-war protests and a … More

Great Expectations

The news accounts have been fearful; a warning from the Governor of Missouri, unrest and increased firearm sales in the … More

Hope For the Future…

SOME IMPORTANT COMMENTS FROM OUR NATION’S (and Canada’s) POLICE LEADERS THEY PROVIDE HOPE! Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) Town Hall … More

An Open Letter to Members of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will be hosting a meeting next week (September 16-17) in Chicago titled, “Defining Moments … More

Leadership is Speaking Out

The prison population in our country is the world’s highest, with more than 1.5 million people behind bars. Within that number … More