Police and Public Attitudes

SOME GOOD NEWS. While the attitudes of white citizens have rebounded concerning the honesty and ethics of our nation’s police, … More

True Officer Safety

I am convinced that nothing can compromise officer safety more than leaders who either fail or are unable to lead … More

Inside 20 Years of Federal Police Probes

I have mentioned in the past that I am re-thinking the use of federal consent decrees initiated by the Department … More

Why Trust in Police Has Been Eroded

The following article appeared on the Vox website December 10, 2015 and is a fair presentation of the situation in … More

Using Less-Than-Deadly Force: The Traumatic Pistol

American police must start to creatively think “outside the box.”  Let me say this and say it forcefully: The killing … More

Police Use of Deadly Force: Where We Are Today

Here are some startling statistics on police use of deadly force: In May, the Washington Post analyzed the 385 fatal … More

Why Do American Police Kill So Many?

[The following article by Paul Hirschfield, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Rurgers University was originally published in … More

Last Week’s Top Posts

Why Police Matter How a Traffic Offense Can Be a Ticket to Prison Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing … More

A Letter to Police (a reprise)

[Last week I wrote to police chiefs about the need for a virtual reformation in policing. I will be a … More

Needed: A Blue Reformation

As a pundit[1] for the past two decades, I find myself finally realizing what I had hoped for when I … More