More On Georgian Police Reforms… I continue to be fascinated by this story. Here is more information on these reforms … More
Tag: leadership
An Unusual Experience of Police Reform: The Republic of Georgia
Police reform in the Republic of Georgia seems to go against everything I know about reforming police (with the exception … More
Becoming a Different Kind of Leader
What is the new leadership? Is your boss doing it? Are you? In my new book, I outline the process … More
A Note From a Cop in the Future
I wrote the following piece in 1990. It was published that year in the American Journal of Policing. … More
ON THIS WE STAND: Qualities of Police in a Free and Democratic Society
We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More
Crazy Ideas about Police
Where did I get these crazy ideas about police? Over 40 years ago, when I took over the command of … More
The Great Manipulation
More on “jukin’ the stats. I first talked about this problem on this blog on May 24, 2012. And it’s … More
“Show me your papers!”
“Show me your papers!” Why ordering our nation’s police to do immigration enforcement is a bad idea. Police as immigration … More
Talking it Through: Teen-Police Relations
Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. Now this … More
Malicious Obedience?
I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and conducting other … More
