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Tag: police
Infidelity: The Moral Relapse of American Policing
Infidelity. Unfaithfulness to a moral obligation, trust, or duty; disloyalty. I write this in my mid-80s. I have practiced the … More
A Reader Responds to “The Fall of Minneapolis”
[Note: I greatly enjoy getting comments from readers. Somehow, they are few and far between. Yet my November 18th blog, … More
Changing Police is Like “Bending Granite!”
“Surely the most dramatic finding in this project is that it is possible to ‘bend granite.’” — National Institute of … More
More On Cops and Crowds
Protecting American’s Constitutional Right to “Assemble and Petition” their Government. Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former … More
How to Solve the Three Major Problems Facing Police
The three most pressing problems police currently face are restoring trust, implementing reform, and improving police officer safety and wellness. … More
Fellow Americans: I’m Puzzled
“It’s not that our system is the best example of democratic policing, it’s just that it has the most potential … More
It’s Time to Get Unstuck!
“It’s not that the art of policing has deteriorated or regressed; no, it has been stuck and not moved forward … More
It’s Time to Get Serious About Reducing the Number of Citizens Killed By Police
“Unless we significantly reduce this rate (a yearly average of 1,000 citizen deaths by police), we will do little to … More
The Case for Unarmed Traffic Police
“A nation that can travel in space to other worlds should be able to develop technology that is able to … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 