Rules of Engagement (ROE)

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

Are 2-3 Deaths a Day Too Many?

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

Most Active Posts Last Week

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

Police Like a Security Guard?

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

Applied Systems Thinking

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

Another Chief Gets It!

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

A Note to Police Leaders

In the firestorm of recent American politics, and living in this post-Ferguson era, you are going to have to assess … More

Behind the Badge: What Cops Think

This week the reputable Pew Research Center published the results of a national survey of police opinion – “Behind the … More

“At the Crossroad of American Policing” — Chief Art Acevedo

“We have got to raise our game, You are commanders. If you don’t like it, you can move on, or … More

A Necessary Conversation On Use of Force

If you have been following this blog for any period of time you know that I not only advocate conversation and … More