Remembering Herman Goldstein

If you work in policing or have an interest in its improvement you need to not only know the name … More

If You Ask Me: Straight Talk About Police and Policing

A Self-Interview This spring I will note and celebrate the 60th anniversary of my entry into policing — a 33-year … More

Herman Goldstein: 1931-2020

Professor Herman Goldstein died early this morning at Meriter Hospital surrounded by his family. It is a great loss to … More

Policing is the Art of Solving Problems

If this is true, how are you doing? Well-informed, thinking, and effective police officers know about POP and how to … More

A Blue Manifesto

Seeking a New Direction (Once Again) “You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again … More

Police Reform: An Impossible Dream?

Over half a million police in 18,000 decentralized police agencies, when and how can reform ever begin? Or is it … More

Stockholm Award in Criminology

“The world’s most prestigious prize in the field of criminology has been awarded to Professor Herman Goldstein for a lifetime … More

My Dinner with Herman

“The quality of a democratic society depends on the quality of its police” – Herman Goldstein Early this year, … More

Officer, Have a Problem? Check the Literature!

The following comes from the Problem-Oriented Policing Center (POP) and how police, working with community activists, effectively addressed the problem … More

Policing’s Body of Knowledge?

One of the marks of a profession is that it has a “body of knowledge;” that is, a collective of … More