Chicago PERF Meeting: A Suggested Agenda

I am afraid that since my “Open Letter” to you earlier this week another elephant has appeared. We now have … More

An Open Letter to Members of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF)

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will be hosting a meeting next week (September 16-17) in Chicago titled, “Defining Moments … More

Smile, You’re on (Police) Camera!

A mobile video surveillance company has donated body cameras to the Ferguson, Mo. Police Department. The department did not have … More

The Future of Policing: Don’t Let Technology Blind Your Humanity

LET’S NOT FORGET ABOUT WHY TOMORROW IS IMPORTANT! When I talk about the future of policing I don’t mean trends … More

Trashing the POP Center

Feds Trash the Problem Oriented Policing Center: Another Example of Anti-Intellectualism (among other things…) One of the push-backs I occasionally receive from my … More

Seven Seeds For Policing

Note: The following article comes from a talk I gave in Washington, D.C. in the spring of 1993 when I … More

How to Rate Police: Some Questions

My first book, How to Rate Your Local Police, was published by the Police Executive Research Forum in 1983. It was a … More