Years ago, I learned as a young officer that “stopping and frisking” a person or persons was an invasion of … More
Tag: trust
An Unnecessary Harshness
If you were to ask me what is different from my time in policing compared with that of today I … More
Milwaukee Chief Sets the Tone
Alfonso Morales, a 25-year veteran of the Milwaukee Police Department is the city’s new Chief of Police. He was appointed … More
Policing as Kindness
“Kindness: the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.” Kindness Needless to say, I think a lot about policing — … More
Bridging the Great Divide: Trust of Police
How is that Great Divide bridged? For if it cannot, the future of policing our great nation is at risk! … More
Use of Force Reporting – New Zealand
“For monitoring purposes and to enhance public trust and confidence through transparency.” [THANKS to Prof. Gary Cordner for alerting us … More
Where To From Here?
We are now over four years past Ferguson and the rate of police uses of deadly force continues to be … More
Impeccable Service
“To effectively and impeccably serve others…” A couple of issues have popped up during the past few weeks on this … More
The Struggle for the Soul of Democratic Policing
“When police make mistakes, it is often because they have disregarded one or more practices of Procedural Justice and shown … More
You Really Should Read My Book
Please bear with me as I unabashedly promote my book. I am doing this because I believe it lays out … More
