Feds Trash the Problem Oriented Policing Center: Another Example of Anti-Intellectualism (among other things…) One of the push-backs I occasionally receive from my … More
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Poignant Moments of Protest
I have talked and written a lot about the role of police in responding to public protest. While it happened over … More
On Hiring a Chief of Police
One of the most important of public decisions any elected or appointed official will ever make will be this one. … More
Is Improving Police an Impossible Task?
In 1960, when I first pinned on a badge, I was a “college cop”—on … More
Summarizing “Arrested Development”
BOOK SUMMARY: Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to … More
A Police Shooting: What Would YOU Do?
One day in the life of a city in the Midwest, a young man was shot. Throughout the years, this … More
Now What Shall We Do?
Maybe we all need to take a deep breath and step back from the conflict between “liberals” and “gun righters.” … More
Enough is Enough!
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH: CONTROLLING FIREARMS I have restrained myself from commenting on the Newtown tragedy until I have had some … More
The Four Obstacles
THE FOUR OBSTACLES WHICH HAVED TENDED TO ARREST OUR NATION’S POLICE [An excerpt from the preface of the book Arrested Development: … More
Officer Schoolcraft — Why He Matters
Officer Adrian Schoolcraft – Why He Matters and Why You Most Likely Won’t Hear About Him Again Three years ago, … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 