I have recently posted about three major police issues that I feel must be addressed if our nation’s police are … More
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Police and the Mentally Ill: From Last Resort to First Resort?
Jim Chu, Vancouver chief of police and president of the Canadian association of police chiefs, recently told a unique gathering … More
SWAT! — Is There a Problem Here?
Police “Special Weapons and Tactics” Units/Teams (SWAT) One of the important tasks that a profession does is to examine its … More
Police v. Smartphones: A Fight Worth Fighting?
In the old days, police and journalists worked together, each being somewhat dependent upon the other. At a crime, we … More
“Do What You Gotta Do?” Police, Media and Cultural Violence
This is post number TWO HUNDRED! And why not present an eternal question: does art portray reality or is it the other way around? … More
Police Governance in Canada
In Canada, there is an Association of Police Governance (CAPG). It is the only national organization dedicated to excellence in police governance. … More
Trashing the POP Center
Feds Trash the Problem Oriented Policing Center: Another Example of Anti-Intellectualism (among other things…) One of the push-backs I occasionally receive from my … More
Why Not Google-Hire Cops?
Tom Friedman is one of my favorite writers at The New York Times. In an editorial he wrote last week, he … More
Police in Ukraine
THE ROLE OF POLICE IN NEWLY-EMERGING DEMOCRACIES Ukraine is back in the news again. Here’s the latest from Time on … More
Dreaming in Blue…
An old friend, Neil Heinen, got me thinking again about Madison, Wisc. — a city we both love dearly and with whom … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 