Encouragement

Courage comes from the Latin “cor” for heart. When we encourage (which is a very important practice of effective leaders) we … More

What Needs To Be Done and Done Now!

The members of PERF (Police Executive Research Forum) proposed in their “30 Guidelines on Police Use of Force” that the … More

Yes. we’ve come a long way… but cannot more, much more be done to improve the quality of our nation’s … More

On September 16th, the 2nd Annual Conference on 21st Century Policing met again on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville … More

Why the 2nd Annual Conference on 21st Century Policing at the University of Wisconsin in Platteville is important is that … More

Perhaps, most important, police and citizens got acquainted. They learned one another’s faces and names. Police learned they were valued. … More

In the historical novel, Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett describes the lives and struggles of those who built the … More

Prof. Mark Bowman, a former police leader, commented on yesterday’s post, “This is Awful, It Cannot Be Lawful.” His response … More

I remember that as brand new detective in 1966, our captain told us about the new rules — the USSC … More

Modern, 21st century policing is CONSTITUTIONAL; that is, police protect the civil rights guaranteed by our Constitution and especially its … More