Do You Understand What’s Going On?

Officers, do you understand what is going on? You can no longer be silent. The Facebook post linked below is … More

Voices of Four Police Leaders

CBS News, June 9, 2020 “Protesters, who have flooded the streets across the U.S. following the killing of George Floyd, … More

More on Seeking a Chief of Police

The Madison Capital Times news CJ service asked me to write an op-ed about what the city should be consider … More

Chief Reuben Greenberg, Charleston, S.C.

Former Charleston Police Chief Reuben Greenberg remembered as groundbreaking, passionate [Ed. Note: I somehow missed this in 2014, another death … More

Chief, What’s On Your Reading List?

http://www.usmcofficer.com/marine-corps-knowledge/commandants-reading-list/ As a police chief, what would be on your reading list for various leadership levels in your department? What … More

Chief, What’s Next? I’m Glad You Asked

  “Unless this first step is taken, and leaders have the courage to act on what is reasonably suggested, the … More

What Should You Expect From Your Chief of Police?

This past week I received a call from a journalist in San Francisco. He asked me if I thought a … More

The Dis-ease of Mediocrity

“Mediocre: of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.” I am usually a happy and hopeful … More

Most Active Posts

The Most Active Posts During the Past Week A Most Difficult Act A Police Story How a Traffic Offense Can … More

What Leading Police Chiefs Say About Use of Deadly Force

Here’s what some of our nation’s leading police chiefs, members of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), have to say … More