What a Police Chief Deeply Learned During Her Career

Chuck Wexler, Executive Director of the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) does a great interview with Tempe, AZ Police Chief … More

Why I Think the Way I Do

Why I wrote yesterday’s blog. For me, the dream I illustrated yesterday acknowledges that I cannot change the racist system … More

I have this dream, I am back in uniform heading up a police department. I am addressing a recruit class … More

No matter what happens in November, no matter who becomes our nation’s leader, the reform and improvement of policing in … More

This kind of situation Minneapolis police are facing is similar to what many city police departments are facing across our … More

I would imagine most community leaders, including police, are trying to sort out just what happened after May 25th, 2020, … More

“Do something completely outside the box. Convene a meeting at police headquarters. Invite people from outside your agency…” Chuck Wexlter, … More

“A civilized society does not permit unidentified, untrained persons to carry firearms in and about a public demonstration.” I have … More

[Note: I served over 20 years as Madison’s chief of police. This is a big change. While I have argued … More

The following is an email exchange between me and woman I hired a number of years ago (I am posting … More