Is It Too Much To Expect?

Is it too much to expect that police would develop less-than-lethal ways to take persons into custody who are threatening Continue reading →

A Case Study on Policing

After reading this recent article in New York Magazine (May 19, 2013) about the stop and frisk controversy in New Continue reading →

Summarizing “Arrested Development”

BOOK SUMMARY: Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to Continue reading →

The Ombudsman: A Way Forward For Your City?

There seems to be a growing amount of urban conflict today between police and community members. It can predictably happen Continue reading →

Can and Should Police Investigate Themselves?

Of course, the question of self-regulation is not only relevant to the police but applies to every institution of power Continue reading →

Working Upstream: A Story

UPSTREAM-DOWNSTREAM Once upon a time there was a fishing village along a mighty river. The villagers there were a fine, Continue reading →

A Problem in Madison

The department that I headed for over 20 years is coming under attack regarding the shooting of an unarmed intoxicated Continue reading →

Making Choices: The Moral Aspects of Policing

Being moral is to make good choices between right and wrong or good and bad actions. It applies to both Continue reading →

The Murder of a Police Officer

Towards the end of my police career, and a couple of years before my retirement, one thing continued to worry Continue reading →

More 2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted Continue reading →