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Policing: A Black Cop’s Perspective

[Ed. Note: Major Hughes is from the generation that followed me after I retired in 1993. He began his career … More

David Hughes, de-escalate, de-fund, education, New York Times, police, racism, selection, training, use of force

Leadership in Difficult Times

I invite you to read and then digest and talk about the following article by Stanley McChrystal and Chris Fussell. … More

change, leadership, McChrystal, New York Times, police, reform, values

Officer: Read This Book!

Malcolm Gladwell’s new book, “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know,” ought to be … More

escalation, escalation. training, lying, Malcolm Gladwell, misunderstanding, New York Times, Talking to Strangers, training

Standby: Here We Go Again!

The following article appears in today’s New York Times. It was written by Thomas B. Edsall who contributes a weekly … More

broken windows, carcel state, civil rights, crime. 2020 election, homelessness, incarceration, justice, Laurence Tribe, mass incarceration, New York Times, politics, prosecutors, Thomas Edsall, Trump, William Barr

Time to Push the Reset Button?

“Because health care professionals are not permitted to attack, shoot or otherwise harm patients, they have been forced to develop … More

do no harm, Douglas Starr, hospitals, improvement, Just Culture, leadership, New York Times, police, sentinel event, Seth Stoughton, Simon Sinek, Trinity Health University

Can Deadly Force Be Restrained?

One of the major struggles between police and community members is often police use of deadly force. J. Scott Tomson … More

control, county, deadly force, Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, PERF, police, Robin Lindsay, Scott Tomson

Re-Thinking Juvenile “Justice”

You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much. [NOTE: The following provocative article by Carl Zimmer of The New York Times … More

brain, Carl Zimmer, courts, decision making, Harvard, judges, juveniles, Leah Somerville, neuroscientist, New York Times

What the FBI Director Should Have Told Us

What FBI Director Jim Comey  Should Have Said in Chicago Ever since Jim Comey was appointed to head up the … More

Coates, FBI, Jim Comey, leadership, New York Times, PERF, policing, Principles, Robert Peel, vision

The Way Forward For Our Nation’s Police

  This is my trust-building vision: A national summit is organized which calls together our nation’s police leaders. The purpose … More

apology, dream, forgiveness, Michelle Alexander, New York Times, police, Police Foundation, race, reconciliation, Robert Enright, Samuel Freedman, summit, Ta-Nehisi Coates, vision

What? I Thought We in America Were the Good Guys!

What? I Thought We Always Were the Good Guys! An unsettling article by Nick Cumming-Bruce of the New York Times … More

African Americans, cruel treatment, harassment, New York Times, Nick Cumming-Bruce, police, report, shootings, torture, United Nations

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