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Can You Frisk and Still Maintain Trust?

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Years ago, I learned as a young officer that “stopping and frisking” a person or persons was an […]

April 12, 2019 Uncategorized

“Praemonitus, praemunitus”

          This month, Christopher E. Smith, a white college professor and attorney wrote a thought-provoking article in The […]

April 9, 2014 Criminal Justice System, Government, Leadership, police, society, Sociology

Polite Policing ala NYPD

POLITE POLICING Last month, newly-elected New York Mayor Bill de Blasio introduced seven principles that he said will […]

March 12, 2014 Government, Leadership, police

Stop and Frisk: It’s More About HOW It’s Done!

I suggest that the primary problem with the use of “stop and frisk” by police in many of […]

January 13, 2014 Government, police

Once More For Community Oriented Policing

John Buntin writes in last week’s New York Times Magazine how the Los Angeles Police Department used a […]

July 22, 2013 Uncategorized

A Case Study on Policing

After reading this recent article in New York Magazine (May 19, 2013) about the stop and frisk controversy […]

May 28, 2013 Uncategorized

Talking it Through: Teen-Police Relations

Talking it Through: Improving police-youth relations I have been rather harsh with the NYPD on stop and frisk. […]

June 30, 2012 Uncategorized

Malicious Obedience?

  I have advocated the absolute importance of police officers being respectful to citizens when making stops and […]

June 27, 2012 Uncategorized

Why I Support the Father’s Day March

Important to change police tactics, says ex-police chief   By David Couper, June 15, 2012 As a former […]

June 17, 2012 Uncategorized

Getting Control of “Stop and Frisk” in a Free Society

New York City’s use of “stop and frisk:” stunning numbers, questionable results! Read more from the recent editorial […]

May 18, 2012 Uncategorized

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