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Police: Between a Rock and a Hard Place!

The following interview comes from the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF). Executive Director Chuck Wexler interviews Seattle Police Chief Carmen … More

Antifa, Black Bloc, Carmen Best, change, chemicals, Chuck Wexler, damage, improvement, police, protest, re-imagine, riot, rubber bullets, Seattle, tear gas, violence

Women Police Shape the Future

Three women shaping future of law enforcement In Washington “Over time, a lot of my fellow officers could see, well, … More

21st Century Policing, KIRO 7, Lisa Mulligan, Monica Alexander, police, Seattle, Sue Rahr, training, Washington State, women, women police

Red Flagging: What Happens When an Elected Sheriff Won’t Enforce the Law?

Two articles about Red Flag laws that somehow will not be enforced. A most confusing matter… the world has gone … More

Colorado, non-enforcement, police, Red Flag, Seattle, Second Amendment Sanctuaries, Sheriffs

Changing Policies, Changing Attitudes

Where are the community dialogues regarding police use of force policies and training? Why the silence? Let’s get talking! What … More

deadly force, Graham v. Conner, leadership, madison, Michael Bell, policy, Seattle, smart guns, technology, training, use of force

Five Reforms From Seattle

Seattle City Council President and Former Police Officer: Five Key Post-Ferguson Police Reforms [U.S. history plays a powerful role in … More

Ferguson, improving, police, reforms, Seattle, Tim Burgess

Kerlikowske on Crowds and Police

Here is an insightful and deep interview this past week of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske … More

arrested development, Border Patrol, Clifford Stott, Commissioner, Gil Kerlikowske, madison, National Public Radio, NPR, protest, Seattle, Steve Inskeep, use of force

“You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby!”

During the heart of the feminist movement, in 1968, a cigarette manufacturer used the slogan, “You’ve come a long way, baby!” They were … More

Cathy Lanier, DC, feminism, improvement, Janee Harteau, Kathleen O'Toole, leadership, madison, Minneapolis, police, Seattle, Washington, Wisc., women, You've come a long way

A Better Way to Train

The “Seattle Times” recently reported on a change in their state police academy which trains Seattle police. It reflects the … More

boot camp, improving police, improving training, military style training, police training, Seattle, Steve Militech, stress-based, Sue Rahr, Washington

Can Seattle Police Be Reformed?

     No longer “Sleepless in Seattle,”the city has woken up. In an historic  settlement, a federal judge recently approved a … More

20/20 Reform Plan, ACLU, arrested development, change, Chief John Diaz, federal monitor, improve, improvement, improving police, Jenny Durkan, Judge James Robart, Mayor Mike McGinn, Saul Green, Seattle, Seattle Police, training, transformation

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