Demanding a Better Police

WHY WE MUST DEMAND A BETTER POLICE! Plato writes that those who are called to protect the republic, the guardians, … More

How To Police a Free Society

Here’s an 18-slide power-point presentation on policing a free society. Feel free to use it. It really explains my … More

In Ferguson, police are trying to improve while operating under crisis conditions. In Portland, police are trying to improve while … More

Body cameras will not save American policing nor will they help establish the trust and support that police need in … More

Courage in policing is sometimes more than going down a dark alley looking for a prowler. Sometimes it has to … More

During my active police days, I came to know two memorable police icons: Joe McNamara and Reuben Greenberg. Who could … More

Catch my interview with Martin Kaste on NPR which was aired today. CLICK HERE.

Washington, Dc, 1993 Mike Masterson of Boise, Idaho is retiring at the end of this year after a decade as … More

It seems that the old dodge is still the new one. When one police chief was asked why his department, … More

Police need to get serious about how they are responding to what appears to be a growing problem regarding the … More