Parsing the Ferguson Encounter

Last year, there were about 1,000 officer-involved police shootings (OIS) and, by all accounts, they continue at about the average … More

Guns are Killing Us!

One of the things I tried to learn following Dr. W. Edwards Deming was to diagram “cause and effect” (see … More

“Mindfulness My Armor, Compassion My weapon!”

The Making of a Buddhist Cop As police chief in Madison, I had the pleasure of working with Cheri Maples … More

Six Minute Primer On Slavery in America

Our national problem is racial bias — conscious and unconscious. We study history, it is said, so that we do … More

Update on Ferguson: Too Late

The relationship between police and citizens in a diverse, multicultural, free society is always delicate. With regard to building trust, … More

Looking More Deeply Into Ferguson

A recent article by Dan Berry of the New York Times pointed out some of the deeper impacts on not … More

The Lack of Diversity in Our Nation’s Police — A Time To Act (Again)

Given what has happened in Ferguson, I have been wondering whether or not this was the situation with our nation’s … More

Deja Vu: Part 2 — What Cincinnati Learned

With Ferguson still “on fire,” it may be helpful to look to a similar situation that happened in Cincinnati in … More

Looking at the BIG Picture: Protest and Police

Thanks to Rachel Maddow and her newscast last night in providing some perspective of protest and violence in America. Yes, … More

“Do What You Gotta Do?” Police, Media and Cultural Violence

This is post number TWO HUNDRED! And why not present an eternal question: does art portray reality or is it the other way around? … More