Years have passed, but I remember that night. My partner and I had spotted a stolen car one dark night on … More
Tag: police
Will Police Take This First and Necessary Step?
Sabine Lobitz and I wrote the following article for our nation’s police leaders in the late 1980s to draw attention to … More
An Invitation to Abu Dhabi
Last month I was invited to come to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirites to talk about my book, … More
Whatever Happened to “Occupy”?
The following piece appeared in this week’s edition of “Christian Century.” It poses some interesting questions. I was one of … More
Policing and the ISO
It’s funny the things you can find on the Internet while looking for something else. In my case, it was … More
The Best Police Departments: Teaching Organizations?
Yes. This is my dream. For police to be both learning and teaching organizations. And not just to other police … More
Compassionate Policing
A Police Officer Who Did the Right Thing By Laura Pogliano [The following letter is by the mother of son … More
Handling Protest: When Will We Ever Learn?
Since the days of the the labor and civil rights movements and through the era of the protests against the … More
Leaders, Where Art Thou?
Is this how improvement will come to our nation’s police — from the U.S. Justice Department — and not from … More
Crime Report
Why is crime falling? What’s your theory? This week, The Economist plunged into the muddy waters of crime control and … More
