Selecting Police

SELECTING POLICE OFFICERS “My vision for police is that they can be fair, effective and humanitarian. They can protect our … More

How to Rate Police: Some Questions

My first book, How to Rate Your Local Police, was published by the Police Executive Research Forum in 1983. It was a … More

The Power of Police Subculture An Excerpt From “Arrested Development” “Years ago as a young police officer, I remember finding … More

The department that I headed for over 20 years is coming under attack regarding the shooting of an unarmed intoxicated … More

Being moral is to make good choices between right and wrong or good and bad actions. It applies to both … More

Just Because We Can, Should We? The Legal-Moral Balance of Policing An all too familiar story from one of our … More

Officer Adrian Schoolcraft – Why He Matters and Why You Most Likely Won’t Hear About Him Again Three years ago, … More

Back on August 31st, I mined up an old piece I wrote back in the ’90s about the future of … More

Being a Leader Who Can Motivate Others — Intrinsically When will we who are privileged to lead others get this … More

Isn’t it about time that we quit killing people who are holding knives and fail to respond to police commands? … More