I Will Support the PERF Report
I am a life member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and also a member of the Police Executive Research Forum. I have read both statements and I, for one, support the PERF report....
View ArticleThe Struggle Ahead
The Police Pushback on Use of Deadly Force We are about to engage in a major community-police struggle. A struggle which will occur for most of the coming decade. As I begin, four of Sir Robert Peel’s...
View ArticleMoving From Craft to Profession
My wife has been a cancer patient for the past eight years. This experience has, of course, placed us solidly within the bowels of the healthcare system. I have recently been thinking about what can be...
View ArticleTaking a Knee
Given all that’s going on today, is this a fight in which police want to engage? Police Express Outrage Over NFL Anthem Protests. On September 21st, the “The Washington Post reports some members of...
View ArticleReposting My Article in USA Today on Apology
“This week marks a stellar moment in our nation’s history and a great opportunity for healing. Police have the chance to prove themselves trustworthy. Communities have the chance to accept apologies....
View ArticleQuell the Hate; Stop the Ambushes!
I.A.C.P. Article Shows Alarming Spike In Ambush-Style Attacks On Police Officers. The data are alarming: CBS News (11/21) reports that after a massive manhunt in San Antonio, officers arrested a...
View ArticleNational Consensus of Police Use of Force?
A number of police organizations this month, led by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), endorsed a “National Consensus Policy on Use of Force.” What is remarkable is that one of...
View ArticleQuality Leadership: The First Step Towards Quality Policing
“This style of leadership will assure the achievement of quality police services, a more community-oriented policing style and the use of new approaches to problem-solving, because it sets an...
View ArticleEffective Community Oriented Policing
“The time is right to fit the needs of our employees together with the needs of our communities and forge a new alliance -community-oriented policing. It is a heavy responsibility — will we accept...
View ArticleMost Active Posts
Last week, the following posts were the most active (and thanks to the International Chiefs of Police (IACPNet) for making my post on kindness the “blog of the week”! Principles of Leadership How a...
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