POLICE TRANSFORMATON: Not Just One, But Many! PART 2 of 10 After Madison’s transformative steps in the early 1970s, I … More
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POLICE TRANSFORMATION: Why Change?
POLICE TRANSFORMATION: WHY CHANGE? A Ten Part Series PART 1 of 10 A number of years ago, I was the … More
Police and the Mentally Ill: From Last Resort to First Resort?
Jim Chu, Vancouver chief of police and president of the Canadian association of police chiefs, recently told a unique gathering … More
The Greatest Factor in Improving Police
This month is women’s history month. What better time to talk about the important role women have played, and continue … More
Some Thoughts on Jailing Jailers
On old friend from my days in the criminal justice trenches of Madison, Wisconsin, served as county sheriff for a … More
So You Think You’re Great Police Leader?
Police Leaders: Now here’s your chance to see if you can lead a great police department further toward excellence — … More
Handling Protest: When Will We Ever Learn?
Since the days of the the labor and civil rights movements and through the era of the protests against the … More
How Should Police Present Themselves?
THE MATTER OF HOW POLICE SHOULD LOOK AND ACT ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES FOR EVERY FREE SOCIETY TO CONSIDER. Since the … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 