“We needed to look ahead toward the future—to stop, look, and listen like the old wagon masters did, scan for dangers … More
Tag: professional
What’s Your Dream?
I Have a Dream About Police — Do You? Over a half century ago in the midst of racial unrest … More
Accountable Police
“What is required at present is not professional police but accountable police.” The Code of Silence and the Subculture of … More
Taking a Knee
Given all that’s going on today, is this a fight in which police want to engage? Police Express Outrage Over NFL … More
Insuring Our Police
The following is a proposal from the Minneapolis-based Committee for Professional Policing. It bears strong consideration as we move forward … More
“What’s Happening to Police?”
I have been asked this question repeatedly since Ferguson. Before Ferguson, most folks weren’t too interested in police and what … More
On This We Stand! An Invitation to Police and Community
We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More
Comparing Professional Misconduct
Police Versus Physicians This might not be a fair comparison, but stay with me… There are about 900,000 active physicians … More
A New Police for a New Age
If you have followed this blog over the past four years I hope you will come to understand the great … More
Improving Trust in Wisconsin
I am always looking for positive trends in police improvement. This week, I found it in my own state when … More