It’s Non-Negotiable! Really?

It’s non-negotiable!” “I’m sorry, Chief, you’re wrong. Everything you and your department does is negotiable!” I don’t know how many … More

UOF Policy: What Would You Advise?

“An improved policy does not always result in an improved practice.” It’s going on four years since Ferguson and a … More

What lies ahead for police in America? What must they do? Here’s some leadership suggestions, some areas in which a … More

We are now over four years past Ferguson and the rate of police uses of deadly force continues to be … More

“To reduce wrongful shootings, cops should reinforce an ethical code that, like soldiers, accepts deadly risk as inherent to their … More

Each day, my “Google alerts” inform me of two or three officer involved shootings (OIS). That adds up to approximately … More

Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing Principles of Leadership Why Police Matter New Book Just Out: “Telling It Like … More

There is, unfortunately, a big difference between police services in a gated community and those delivered in most of our … More

Systems-thinking comes from the field of system dynamics and allows people to understand social systems in the same way people … More

“If you want to go right to the heart of the issues people are wrestling with in American cities today, … More