What Americans Need to Hear From Their Police

In case our nation’s police leaders simply don’t know what to say, are stimied and failing to understand the crisis … More

Respect Preserves Dignity

One thing I tried to do as a police officer was to preserve the dignity of people … More

I have written extensively on this blog about the absolute necessity for police to be respectful to those whom they … More

I don’t know how many police chiefs across the country are openly communicating with their communities of color but they … More

The following letter appeared in The New York Times on November 10th. It is a response regarding police and the … More

I am afraid that since my “Open Letter” to you earlier this week another elephant has appeared. We now have … More

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) will be hosting a meeting next week (September 16-17) in Chicago titled, “Defining Moments … More

POLITE POLICING Last month, newly-elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced seven principles that he said will increase officers’ … More

I suggest that the primary problem with the use of “stop and frisk” by police in many of our cities … More