“Improving Police” is the work of David Couper, former chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin for over 20 years. It has always been his dream to see police become major players in assuring fairness and justice in our society.
Tag: leadership
Oh, Oh, Another Elephant!
Earlier this week I posted a blog on three major and immediate problems that are currently facing our nation’s police … More
A Body in the Street
Dateline: New York Times — Ferguson, Mo. By Julie Bosman and Joseph Goldstein: AUG. 23, 2014 “Just after noon on Saturday, Aug. … More
Open Letter to Our Nation’s Police Leaders
Dear Fellow Police Leaders — Brothers and Sisters, It sadly seems to take a Ferguson or other nationally-exposed incident to … More
The Future: A New Chief Speaks Out (Part XII)
I am concluding this series on the future of policing with a short essay from a new chief and a … More
The Future: Part XI
Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part XI During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More
The Future: Part X
Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part X During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More
The Future: Part IX
Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part IX During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More
How’s This Blog Doing?
It’s going on four years now that Improving Police has been published. The purpose of this blog was to generate … More
The Future: Part VIII
Future of Policing Essays: American Policing in 2022 Part VIII During the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 