The Struggle Ahead

The Police Pushback on Use of Deadly Force We are about to engage in a major community-police struggle. A struggle … More

What the FBI Director Should Have Told Us

What FBI Director Jim Comey Should Have Said in Chicago Ever since Jim Comey was appointed to head up the … More

QUALITIES OF POLICE IN A FREE AND DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY: A PETITION We are two former chiefs of police who are … More

If you have followed this blog over the past four years I hope you will come to understand the great … More

Change is on the horizon for police. Improvement will happen if we all work together. What is desperately needed is … More

A Breath of Fresh Air I don’t know the chief in Eureka. I don’t know if Chief Andy Mills in … More

The development of uniformed, public police took place much more slowly in England than in the rest of Europe. Public … More

In order for police in our nation to move forward and restore trust, this ONE THING must be done: Stop … More

Is Changing Our Police Possible? One of the questions that was asked of me by one young criminal justice student … More

Peel’s Principles are quite evident in most training schemes, department policies and rules and regulations. But as we all know practicing … More