POLICE TRANSFORMATION: IT BEGINS WITH YOU!

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: IT BEGINS WITH YOU! PART 3 of 10 The narrative which follows is how I described the midpoint … More

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: Not Just One But Many!

POLICE TRANSFORMATON: Not Just One, But Many! PART 2 of 10 After Madison’s transformative steps in the early 1970s, I … More

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: Why Change?

POLICE TRANSFORMATION: WHY CHANGE? A Ten Part Series PART 1 of 10  A number of years ago, I was the … More

A Challenge to Our Nation’s Police Leaders

Just about every major department in our nation has been faced with pressures from the mental health community to improve … More

Suggestions for New Chiefs of Police

TEN VITAL SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW CHIEFS OF POLICE VISION. Establish a bold and breathtaking vision for your department. Be willing to pass … More

Changing a Troubled Police Department

     Here’s a good case study for police leaders who aspire to be transformational. The city is Albuquerque, New Mexico … More

Learning From Failure

     I love to read the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It takes me a whole week to … More

What’s Improved?

I know, I know… some of you think that I am too critical of our police. Maybe. But in my … More

Police in Ukraine

THE ROLE OF POLICE IN NEWLY-EMERGING DEMOCRACIES Ukraine is back in the news again. Here’s the latest from Time on … More

The Twelve Leadership Principles: A Summary

THE TWELVE PRINCIPLES OF QUALITY LEADERSHIP SYSTEMS Improve SYSTEMS and examine processes before blaming people Have a CUSTOMER orientation and … More