Policing in America: Sixty Years of Practice and Observation

Policing in America: Sixty Years of Practice and Observation

Each time there is a policing crisis in our nation I say to myself, “This is a great opportunity for … More

Chief, What Do You Have to Say?

This is what we stood up and said in a 1992 press release after police in Los Angeles viciously beat … More

A Sergeant’s Briefing

Ed. Note: I was recently asked with regard to some questionable behavior from a group of police officers what I … More

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

Let’s Get Real About Police Reform

Let’s Get Real About Police Reform

Reforming our nation’s police will not come about through new hardware or technologies, creative policies, revised training, federal consent … More