The Death of a Poet and the Collapse of the Professional Police Model I have spent more than 30 years … More
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When Viral “Fake News” Becomes Federal Policy
In our modern digital landscape, professional policing faces an unprecedented and corrosive burden: the “digital-to-federal feedback loop” This has been … More
To Fellow Police Officers on the Street: This Moment Is Yours!
As many of you know, I spent more than 30 years as a police officer, including serving as chief in … More
Only One Institution Can Stop Federal Overreach: Your Local Police
This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger in … More
A New Kind of Courage: Why Police Must Confront Federal Overreach.
Something extraordinary just happened in Minneapolis — something we have not seen from a major-city police chief in years. Chief … More
The Dismantling of Our Department of Justice
What Happens When Our Guardrails Fail? In the past few weeks, we Americans have been given a rare window into … More
Speak Up! This Isn’t American Policing!
Picture: Masked federal immigration officers take the elevator at immigration court in Manhattan. David Dee Delgado/Reuters We Must Not Let … More
Police Leaders: Do Not Become Trump’s Pawns
“Stop Attacking Our Cities to Hide Your Administration’s Failures.” — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Mayor Michelle Wu was speaking to … More
A Moral Challenge to Police in America
Will You Stand Between Your Community and Injustice? In a free and democratic society, the mission of police is clear: … More
Weaponizing the Polygraph
Weaponizing the Polygraph: Betraying Law Enforcement Principles As a longtime police chief who has dedicated his life to improving law … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 