The higher the mountain on which you stand, the less change in the prospect from year to year, from age … More
Tag: leadership
Once More, Once Again — On Leadership
What’s missing in American policing is the development of leaders — not managers — men and women who understand the … More
Socially Contracting a Dream
While talking with a number of clergy in Minneapolis about their city and their police (of which I was once … More
Waiting for an Answer
I don’t know about you, but I hear a loud question coming out of the many protests surrounding our uses … More
Don’t Eliminate — Re-Imagine!
Now is the time to re-imagine our police I am not in favor of eliminating or de-funding police. I want … More
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
On Leadership
I do almost daily “Walk in the Woods: short videos on a variety of topics that come up during this … More
A Black Judge and White Cop Sound Off
“‘Until we change, we’re going to keep revisiting these events year after year after year,’ says David Couper, former police … More
Voices of Four Police Leaders
CBS News, June 9, 2020 “Protesters, who have flooded the streets across the U.S. following the killing of George Floyd, … More
Police Leaders: Please Answer This Request! “Stop Killing Us!”
One of the most important aspects of Community-Oriented Policing is to develop the simple art of listening — not just, … More
