Strategies for Police Reform: 25 Years After Rodney King

https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2017/05/to-protect-and-to-serve-strategies-for-law-enforcement-reform-25-years-after-rodney-king/ I was chief of police in Madison, Wisconsin when the Rodney King video hit the nation. Not only was … More

Better Policing in Albuquerque? Not Quite Yet!

“If any other group of individuals were acting the way [the Albuquerque Police Department] has allegedly been acting, some of us … More

Change Comes From the Inside Out

I ran across a great article in the Harvard Business Review last week by Peter Bregman, CEO of Bregman Partners, a … More

What Will a Trump Justice Dept. Do?

What President Trump’s Justice Department is likely to look like. More scrutiny of Muslims. More pressure on black protesters. Less … More

Will Law and Order Now Trump Reform?

Election 2016: Who Can Ever Forget It? As a person of faith, retired police officer, and university lecturer in criminal … More

From Academia: Why Police Departments Don’t Change

“The only effective mechanism for addressing police brutality is top-down, systemic reform of the police organization itself…” The following is … More

It’s About the SYSTEM!

“A black cop shoots a black man who displays a gun while fleeing an arrest and black folks are upset? … More

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Last week’s most active posts! Over 1,700 visits! 2nd Annual Midwest Conference on 21st Century Policing How a Traffic Offense … More

What Will Be the Road Forward For Police?

We know what we have to do, but how do we do it? My sense is that this is the … More

Chicago: Just When You Thought Things Would Blow Over

Nine Big Takeaways From the Chicago Report “A full 183-page report from the city’s Police Accountability Task Force on recommendations for reform … More