Skip to content
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation

Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation

A veteran police chief committed to improving police leadership, trust, effectiveness, and officer safety.

  • Home
  • About
  • Author
  • Links
  • Bookstore

Tag: Police Foundation

Leadership is Continuous Learning

This past semester I taught a new course in the UW-Platteville Department of Criminal Justice called “Police Leadership in Changing … More

continuous improvement, emotional intelligence, improvement, lifelong learning, new leadership, police, Police Foundation, procedural justice

Police Like a Girl!

“If you don’t have 20% or more women in your police department you are missing out on the opportunity of … More

Broad Influence, Catherine Milton, deadly force, Jay Newton-Small, Katherine Spillar, liability, Los Angeles, magic number, National Center for Women & Policing, police, Police Foundation, policing, Sabine Lobitz, strengths, U.S. Navy, women

Pre-Arrest Diversion: The Future of Policing

“It is important to realize there is a big difference between bad people who do bad things that hurt people … More

Bob Gualtieri, diversion, Florida, future, Pinellas County, Police Foundation, pre-arrest

Evidence-Based Policing

“Most of us have thought of the statistician’s work as that of measuring and predicting . . . but few of us … More

Deming, evidence-based, Larry Sherman, New York, police, Police Foundation, statistics

Building Bridges

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

building bridges, citizens, community relations, Houston, Mary Ann Wycoff, PERF, police, Police Foundation

Capturing Intellectual Capital

Proposing A Knowledge Exchange Among Police  [The following proposal is the kind of actions professionals do. While the police field … More

Alliance, coaching. Police, future, IACP, intellectual capital, PERF, Police Foundation

Chief, How Do You Lead Your Values?

  The following post has been written by a dear friend whose relationship with me touches back to the late … More

21 foot rule, leadership, Mary Ann Wycoff, PERF, police, Police Executive Research Forum, Police Foundation, recruits, Tony Pate, training, values

Reimagining Policing in the U.K.

  Chief Constable Sara Thornton argues that the twin challenges of changing requirements and cost pressure mean that police in … More

chief constable, future, innovation, leadership, Police Foundation, recommendations, Rick Muir, Sara Thornton, task force, U.K.

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

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

body-worn, Calif., complaints, COPS Office, Google glasses, improvement, police, Police Executive Research Forum, Police Foundation, Rialto, use of force, video cameras

Posts navigation

Older posts

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 1,852 other subscribers

Recent Posts

  • Parting Words
  • The Seven Improvement Steps: Still Valid!
  • Fear of Rejection Drives Cops’ Bad Behavior
  • Police Amnesia
  • Memphis!

Top Posts & Pages

  • Policing and the ISO
    Policing and the ISO
  • What is Modern, 21st Century Policing?
    What is Modern, 21st Century Policing?
  • Welcome to “Improving Police." Police Improvement is Possible. It Begins With You!
    Welcome to “Improving Police." Police Improvement is Possible. It Begins With You!
  • Courage: It's More Than You Think
    Courage: It's More Than You Think
  • Should Cops Be Physically Fit?
    Should Cops Be Physically Fit?
  • Are You an Organizational Insider or Outsider?
    Are You an Organizational Insider or Outsider?
  • The Principles of Policing (1829)
    The Principles of Policing (1829)
  • What is Good Policing?
    What is Good Policing?
  • About
    About
  • The Subculture of Policing
    The Subculture of Policing
Follow me on Twitter @bocougar

Archives

  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018
  • September 2018
  • August 2018
  • July 2018
  • June 2018
  • May 2018
  • April 2018
  • March 2018
  • February 2018
  • January 2018
  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
  • February 2017
  • January 2017
  • December 2016
  • November 2016
  • October 2016
  • September 2016
  • August 2016
  • July 2016
  • June 2016
  • May 2016
  • April 2016
  • March 2016
  • February 2016
  • January 2016
  • December 2015
  • November 2015
  • October 2015
  • September 2015
  • August 2015
  • July 2015
  • June 2015
  • May 2015
  • April 2015
  • March 2015
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • November 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • August 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • December 2013
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
  • November 2011
  • October 2011
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation
    • Join 931 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...