August 9th this year (2024) will mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting, that took place “At approximately noon on Saturday, August 9, 2014…” according to the Department of Justice investigative report...

Although it is well-documented and evident that attacks on officers—and those resulting in fatalities—have increased over the past ten years, this remains one of the more challenging areas of research. Consider my recent search term: escalating violence against police officers....

I met with two great law enforcement leaders the day I started this article. Encounters like that remind you what is possible. You can’t leave some of these earnest discussions without a surge of optimism about the future.  In my...

It’s painful to watch, but too many major law enforcement agencies will be questioning their own survival very soon. Some have a predictable safety net and will continue to exist as program offices managing the contracted services they used to...

(American Peace Officer): Law enforcement leaders must not adopt the language of the critics and self-proclaimed reformers.  It legitimizes and amplifies the opposing viewpoint, undermining their own message and authority. Leaders must focus on articulating their perspectives and values confidently...

NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell and I would have a great time talking over a couple of drinks on vacation, perhaps on a cruise, about how command presence and pride of appearance in uniform have nosedived over the past...

City of Greatest Potential The City of Jackson, Mississippi is the city with the greatest potential in the United States. There is no place that could adapt to improvement in scholastic achievement and strategies in addressing poverty. Jackson is in...

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is being called out by their police commission over 2022 Q4 data that reflects that police force was used 25 times as frequently on black people as white people. This data also appears to...

What are Consent Decrees? Consent decrees aren’t bad, rotten, or evil. Instead of a lawsuit demanding exclusively financial damages, consent decrees exist to address issues of discrimination or civil rights law violations by providing a plan to ensure these issues...

Tens of thousands of lives saved during the last 30 years proves public-order policing enhances public safety. Let’s defeat the first myth immediately. Broken Windows Policing is not and never is zero tolerance. Zero tolerance is an effective tool that...