Can You Frisk and Still Maintain Trust?

Years ago, I learned as a young officer that “stopping and frisking” a person or persons was an invasion of … More

Self-Examine: Are You a Quality Leader? (Part 1/3)

Each of the Twelve Principles is followed by a set of questions that you need to ask yourself if you … More

The Medium is the Message

While I was a street cop, I studied to be a sociologist which is the study of human relationships and … More

Out of the Blue

At this time in my life I realized I needed to get in touch with my inner feelings regarding my … More

Officer, Are You World-Class? Is Your Department?

Pursuing excellence, or being the best you can be, should be something every police officer should aspire. Being a representative … More

When Police Education Fails

If the mission of police education is to prepare students to be liberally (broadly) educated, intellectually mature, ethically aware, and … More

If Asia Can, Why Can’t We?

https://boingboing.net/2019/01/21/using-pikes-to-confront-and-im.html “Let’s think about ways to handle these incidents without having to use deadly force!” I ran across the above … More

An American Looks at European Police — 1971

“Long periods of pre-service training, great concern about individual freedom, less concern over enforcement of public morality, strict controls over … More