Step Three: LISTEN!

LISTEN! Police leaders must intently listen to their officers and members of the community. Chapter Six of my book is … More

Isthmus Interview

Former MPD chief David Couper takes modern policing to task An Interview with Jay Rath ‘There’s just a tremendous moral … More

Why Cops Need College Degrees When I began walking the beat, I didn’t have a college education. When I went … More

In my book I have a section about my vision for police in America. The biblical admonition “Where there is … More

Have you ever heard about continuous improvement? Of course you have. Most every religious or spiritual system has this value … More

I must add this important piece from today’s New York Times about “stop and frisks. The numbers are staggering. The … More

David Couper, veteran police chief writes about his experience leading the Madison Police Department for over two decades and changing … More

We, as a nation, have waged a long and costly “war” on drugs. We have done so almost in spite … More

I wasn’t always a champion of women police officers. It came about slowly during my early years on the street … More

The New Leadership Leadership is like the weather. Everyone complains about it, but no one does anything about it! This … More