Let’s stop tiptoeing around the obvious. You cannot hand legal authority — the power to detain, to use force, to … More
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Growing Better Together
There a Right and Wrong Way of Improving Police in America Recently, a former police chief and current criminal justice … More
Becoming a Learning Organization
During my 20+ years as Chief of Police in Madison, Wisconsin, I led a department that became nationally known for … More
DEI: “A Rose By Any Other Name Would Still Smell Sweet”
The quote, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” comes from the lips of William Shakespeare’s Juliet. … More
The War on DEI Is a War on American Values!
In Defense of Affirmative Action and DEI: Standing Up for Justice in a Diverse America This Is What Democracy Looks … More
De-ICE-ing the Police
ICE partnerships with local law enforcement triple as Trump continues deportation crackdown 467 current ICE agreements with another 63 pending! … More
Five Years After George Floyd
Governing Magazine, in a lengthy article, does a great job this month of reviewing the state of policing in America … More
Officer Involved Shootings: A Necessary Discussion
I have attached to this blog a free e-book by three retired senior police leaders. It is an excellent dive … More
Deception and Broken Trust
A recent report by the Cato Institute caused me to re-evaluate a practice I had learned as a detective and … More
Infidelity: The Moral Relapse of American Policing
Infidelity. Unfaithfulness to a moral obligation, trust, or duty; disloyalty. I write this in my mid-80s. I have practiced the … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 