“The Best of Our Knowledge” An Interview with Jim Fleming

As many of you know, I was Chief of the Madison, Wisconsin Police Department for more than twenty years. Though … More

It Gets Better!

What is the “It Gets Better” Project? In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a … More

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

More on “jukin’ the stats. I first talked about this problem on this blog on May 24, 2012. And it’s … More

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

Have you ever wondered how and what we were teaching Iraqi and Afghani police officers and recruits? A number of … 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