How to Rate Police: Some Questions

My first book, How to Rate Your Local Police, was published by the Police Executive Research Forum in 1983. It was a … More

Can Cops Be Honest?

The Power of Police Subculture An Excerpt From “Arrested Development” “Years ago as a young police officer, I remember finding … More

Being moral is to make good choices between right and wrong or good and bad actions. It applies to both … More

One day in the life of a city in the Midwest, a young man was shot. Throughout the years, this … More

Shortly before I retired, I remember discussing the racial disparity in arrests we were experiencing with my assistant, Noble Wray … More

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted … More

This is blog number 100! Since I began this journey of “getting the word out” about how police can and … More

In the 1980s, the Madison (Wisc.) Police Department moved forward with a new leadership style replacing the old, military-based, coercive … More

THE FOUR OBSTACLES WHICH HAVED TENDED TO ARREST OUR NATION’S POLICE [An excerpt from the preface of the book Arrested Development: … More

Officer Adrian Schoolcraft – Why He Matters and Why You Most Likely Won’t Hear About Him Again Three years ago, … More