The politics of policing

The practice of making a Police Administrator a political appointment has proven to hinder the operation and function of policing in urban cities. Nothing shows this more than the recent incident in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a Starbucks retail outlet. Since the Administrator serves at the pleasure of the political body, he or she must accede […]

Paying tribute to our heroes

On Friday, three heroes were laid to rest after being shot and killed in the line of duty. One was a Police Commander from Chicago PD and two Westerville, Ohio officers. The interesting part of the story is that two of the three could be at home enjoying drawing their pension, but chose to continue […]