Charlottesville: That’s Not Us!

Years ago, when the KKK wanted to demonstrate in Madison (WI) they were small in numbers. As police, our mission … More

Is it All About a Kind of Attitude?

“The effectiveness and safety of police depends on them being fair, respectful, close, and collaborative with everyone they contact — even … More

TASERS — A Need to Re-evaluate!

The primary problem with Tasers is that they were first authorized in order to give police officers an ALTERNATIVE to … More

Peacekeeping

When I took the Madison job in 1972, I felt that I had a clear mandate from the police commission … More

Most Active Posts

Here are the seven most active posts on this blog during the past week; a week in which the lives … More

A Most Difficult Conversation

Beginning a most difficult conversation: Do all police need to be armed? Years ago the report of the President’s Crime Commission addressed the … More

The Madison Model

The ‘Madison Model’ A shooting death spotlights Wisconsin’s legacy of police reform. By Simone Weichselbaum For 20 years, David C. … More

500th Post!

Five Hundred posts! Hard to believe. It was in the fall of 2011, as I was finishing up the final … More

A Sad, Sad Day in Madison

Unarmed Black youth shot and killed by police. A sad, sad day in Madison, Wisc. Many questions… “Police were calling … More

Who Will Speak Up?

Back in 1968, there was a revolutionary spirit within America, a grand Civil Rights Movement and growing discomfort and protest … More