Dear Chief: An Old Veteran Talks to Young Leaders

Dear Chief, I am writing this letter because I care for you and what you do. I know you have a … More

What We Learned At Platteville: Part 5 of 5

  DAVID COUPER: “People and Police Together: A Wrap-up and Way Forward.” Chief of Police, Madison, WI for over 20 years, … More

What We Learned at Platteville: Part 4 of 5

“Police Use of Deadly Force: Legal, Moral and Minority Perspectives” Rev. Everett Mitchell: Graduate of Morehouse College with multiple academic … More

Midwest Conference Attendees

What a great day we had! Much learning… understanding and sharing of feelings and ideas. I will be posting some relevant … More

Chief, How Do You Lead Your Values?

  The following post has been written by a dear friend whose relationship with me touches back to the late … More

Improving Police Use of Deadly Force

The Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), of which I was an early member nearly 40 years ago  has issued a … More

Things Recently Learned About Policing

This week, decades after I had served as a chief of police, I served on a panel consisting of representatives … More

Sgt. Renee Mitchell’s TED Talk

I don’t know if you know about TED talks but to me they are a great resource on a variety of … More

What I Learned About Improving Police

If we as a nation are going to get serious about improving our police we, both community and police leaders, … More

Another Chief Gets It!

The Final Word from the PERF Report on Re-engineering Training Police Chief Michael Chitwood of Daytona Beach is interviewed by … More