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

What Needs to Be Done

I stumbled across an article from 2005 from sociology, my old field of study. At least one sociologist … More

We are two former chiefs of police who are inviting our nation’s police, elected officials, community leaders, and concerned citizens … More

Where did I get these crazy ideas about police? Over 40 years ago, when I took over the command of … More

Dr. Catherine Norman from the US Center for Naval Analysis released her latest research from Helmand Province in Afghanistan. Entitled … More

Well, it’s been almost thirty years since the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) published my first book, “How to Rate … More

Special Report from the United States Institute of Peace on Police Corruption What Past Scandals Teach about Current Challenges This new … More

One of the things I strongly emphasize in my book is that police need to practice courtesy “to a fault.” … More

Yes, thanks to you! I wrote “Arrested Development” because I thought there were some things in the police field that … More

Isn’t enough, enough? We need to have a conversation with our police. We need to tell them we have high … More