What is the trap?… It is the lack of academic preparation, the inability to learn from experience and research. It … More
Tag: leadership
Police Recruiting: If You Build It, They Will Come
A vision of something desired can be the start of a great adventure or a great organization — if you build it, they will come — if you create a great organization, the right people will want to work there with you!
On Seeking a Chief of Police
“How to Rate Your Local Police A User’s Guide for Civic Leaders, Governmental Officials, Concerned Citizens, and Police“ The city … More
On the Use of Force by Police
‘The best possible guarantee against ill-treatment is for its use to be unequivocally rejected by police officers themselves.” [Report to … More
The Seven Steps: Where Are We Now?
Re-visiting Chapter 6, “The Seven Improvement Steps” in my 2012 book, “Arrested Development” Step One: Envision Police leaders must cast … More
Tell Me Again: What’s Your Job?
When a few police officers continue to make poor decisions regarding the people they have sworn to serve some questions … More
Leadership
Chief, what’s your duty — to employees — to community members? “To be a leader is to be a courageous … More
The Plain View Project
Indications of a “Bad Attitude” Among Some American Police? Ed. Note: I have been concerned by what I have described … More
Building Trust: A Primer
Sometimes I scratch my head when the dialogue that should be happening in between police and the communities they serve … More
Essential Questions for 21st Century Police
Having served as a police officer and leader during the last half of the 20th century I have some questions … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 