Herman Goldstein: Friend and Mentor

“Herman Goldstein is, quite simply, a legend in his – or any – time. Law enforcement officers, whether they know … More

Go Back to Go Forward

Our national culture seems to be strongly forward-driven and that’s important. And I tend to respond to its influence by … More

One Way to Improve: Listen to Your Customers

Police: Survey Those Who Use Your Services This is a very important subject. How do we know how we are … More

What If Arrest Was “Last Resort?”

WHAT IF ARREST WAS A “LAST RESORT?” As it is, police are too often trying to arrest their way out … More

Arrest as a Last Resort

WHAT IF ARREST WAS CONSIDERED TO BE THE LAST RESORT, NOT THE FIRST? WHAT IF POLICE FOCUSSED ON RESPONSE … More

Once More: Policing is Community Policing

Community Policing is how a free society is to be policed. Period. Why is there still resistance to it? Why do … 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

Working Upstream: A Story

UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM Once upon a time there was a fishing village along a mighty river. The villagers there were a fine, … More