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Can’t You Hear Us?

“It’s time we stop / Hey, what’s that sound? / Everybody look know what’s going down…” Steven Stills and Buffalo … More

answer, black, community oriented policing, conflict management, de-escalation, deadly force, Open Policing, peer intervention, report, steps

Gun Control = Officer Safety

It didn’t take me very long at the beginning of my police career to see that handguns, easily concealed, were … More

gun control, NRA, officer safety, PERF, police, Police Executive Research Forum, report

Improving Police Use of Deadly Force

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), of which I was an early member nearly 40 years ago  has issued a … More

de-escalation, deadly force, PERF, Police Executive Research Forum, report, slow it down, training, use of force

What is the State of Your City’s Police?

I know I get impatient. And I realize these are tough times for police leaders. But isn’t it time for … More

chief of police, color, community report, community-oriented, diversity, leaders, police, race, report, State of Policing

Police Task Force Report: “Now Is the Time!”

  I just received the Task Force report and find it both challenging and satisfying. “President Barack Obama said Monday … More

21st century policing task force, community oriented policing, force, now is the time, Obama, recommendations, report, trust

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

civil rights movement, community relations, Minneapolis Tribuune, police, President's Commission, protest, race relations, report, war

What? I Thought We in America Were the Good Guys!

What? I Thought We Always Were the Good Guys! An unsettling article by Nick Cumming-Bruce of the New York Times … More

African Americans, cruel treatment, harassment, New York Times, Nick Cumming-Bruce, police, report, shootings, torture, United Nations

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