How many times have you, as either an instructor or student, accepted the word of the person you were learning from as the unvarnished truth of the way something is done?  I have seen some nutty tactics and unsupported beliefs...

Full warning.  You’ve entered into a post where I will nerd out on systems theory in order to explain why policing cannot be treated like a business making widgets.  One is complex and one is complicated. Why should...

For starters, check out this video of an officer-involved shooting.  There is a lot of training value to unpack from this one, but I want to focus on one aspect of the incident.  Watch the video and then we will discuss. So,...

There are many criminological theories that have been pushed forward to explain why crime occurs.  Social disorganization theory indicates that the dissolution of social structures like the family, church, or schools leads...

Check out this post from Todd Henry at The Accidental Creative. There is an important lesson here for would-be leaders. You may be able to control small groups, but police organizations are complex endeavors and it is impossible...

Like most all officers, I have been involved in dynamic incidents and in reflecting on those, wanted to know why I would do this and not that, what prompted specific responses, and how I could better understand human performance...