‘The best possible guarantee against ill-treatment is for its use to be unequivocally rejected by police officers themselves.” [Report to … More
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Most Active Posts
Here are the seven most active posts on this blog during the past week; a week in which the lives … More
Parsing the Ferguson Encounter
Last year, there were about 1,000 officer-involved police shootings (OIS) and, by all accounts, they continue at about the average … More
Police Use of Deadly Force: Where We Are Today
Here are some startling statistics on police use of deadly force: In May, the Washington Post analyzed the 385 fatal … More
Violence As a Health Issue
The Cure Violence Health Model The Cure Violence Health Model uses the same three components that are used to reverse … More
Police: No More Excuses
To Our Nation’s Police: What are you going to do? When are you going to do it? Two important questions … More
A Challenge For Our Nation’s Police
Dean Obeidallah is a former attorney and columnist for “The Daily Beast.” and editor of the politics blog “The Dean’s … More
Is Training the Problem?
The following article recently appeared in The Atlantic. It is a piece that every police leader needs to read. It … More
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
Top Blogs Last Week
THE TOP BLOGS FOR LAST WEEK ON THIS SITE — “IMPROVING POLICE.” 1. Looking at the BIG Picture: Protest … More