The Importance of Dialogue

The following letter appeared in The New York Times on November 10th. It is a response regarding police and the … More

Looking More Deeply Into Ferguson

A recent article by Dan Berry of the New York Times pointed out some of the deeper impacts on not … More

Rise of SWAT: Out of Hand?

What was originally developed as a response to armed, barricaded offenders may be spinning out of control and more and … More

Police Shootings: Do We Have the Right Data?

With regard to police shootings, do we have the right data to make decisions? Perhaps we don’t. Take a look … More

How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison

How can a traffic offense get you a ticket to prison? The answer is, “Quite easily if you’re poor!” Let’s … More

The Lack of Diversity in Our Nation’s Police — A Time To Act (Again)

Given what has happened in Ferguson, I have been wondering whether or not this was the situation with our nation’s … More

A Body in the Street

Dateline: New York Times — Ferguson, Mo.  By Julie Bosman and Joseph Goldstein: AUG. 23, 2014 “Just after noon on Saturday, Aug. … More

Learning From Failure

     I love to read the Sunday edition of The New York Times. It takes me a whole week to … More

Why Not Google-Hire Cops?

Tom Friedman is one of my favorite writers at The New York Times. In an editorial he wrote last week, he … More

Some Thoughts on Jailing Jailers

On old friend from my days in the criminal justice trenches of Madison, Wisconsin, served as county sheriff for a … More