Do You Understand What’s Going On?

Officers, do you understand what is going on? You can no longer be silent. The Facebook post linked below is … More

A Black Judge and White Cop Sound Off

“‘Until we change, we’re going to keep revisiting these events year after year after year,’ says David Couper, former police … More

Roll Call: Officers, Can I Please Have Your Attention?

I would like to talk to you today in light of all that has transpired around our country as a … More

What is Community-Oriented Policing? — A Short Tutorial and Story

I fear this most necessary aspect of policing a free society will be lost in the pandemic. You know, other … More

The End of Police Reform?

For 60 years I’ve hoped (and worked) for police reform. Yes, I have seen some significant improvements — police today … More

The Learning Organization

Leadership 101: The Learning Organization Chief Mike Masterson of Boise, Idaho applies some sound leadership principles in the following communication … More

What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?

The shooting in Ferguson in August, 2014, when a young black man was killed by a white police officer and … More

Camden County Police Lead in Both Policy and Practice

Camden County Police Department revises the use of force policy [Ed. Note: This is what I have been saying for … More

Building Trust: A Primer

Sometimes I scratch my head when the dialogue that should be happening in between police and the communities they serve … More

Essential Questions for 21st Century Police

Having served as a police officer and leader during the last half of the 20th century I have some questions … More