Little Rays of Hope

Last week, I wrote about Chief Chris Burbank who heads up the Salt Lake City Police Department. I described him … More

On Hiring a Chief of Police

One of the most important of public decisions any elected or appointed official will ever make will be this one. … More

Note: The following article comes from a talk I gave in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1993 when I … More

THIRTY YEARS of research by leadership expert Dr. John Kotter have proven that 70% of all major change efforts in … More

John Buntin writes in last week’s New York Times Magazine how the Los Angeles Police Department used a good dose … More

A Question for Today’s Chiefs of Police: Whom Do You Serve? Who should police chiefs serve? Their organization or the … More

Training matters. In fact, it’s a critical factor in improving our nation’s police. Maybe I can’t get police leaders in … More

After reading this recent article in New York Magazine (May 19, 2013) about the stop and frisk controversy in New … More

In 1960, when I first pinned on a badge, I was a “college cop”—on … More

SELECTING POLICE OFFICERS “My vision for police is that they can be fair, effective and humanitarian. They can protect our … More