We just concluded National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, recognized this April 6-12, 2025, a time when we mark all the progress made since its first recognition in 1981 and navigate the process for all the work yet to be done....

(American Peace Officer): Murders are down. For the record, I am happy about that. My wise friend Keith Graves, of Christian Warrior Training, points out that the only crime stats you can trust are car thefts and deaths. Some reports on 2024...

(American Peace Officer): There is no rational reason why this officer-involved fatal shooting in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, was destined from the echo of the first shot to be instant international news. In most American media markets, this case...

Human Performance vs. Armchair Expectations (American Peace Officer): Is tailgating dangerous? We find consensus on this. Driving by a traffic accident, some are quite obviously cause and effect, even for those who have had no training other than the material...

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...