Why We Need Mentors
Featured in the September 2021 issue of American Police Beat Magazine. Larry Wallace was the first person I met when I moved to town. I...
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Superheroes, Symbols and the Real World
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine Hero flicks give us stability. They make us feel like there are still simple truths out there....
Apathy: The Enemy of Freedom
"We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." That's some deep stuff. The men who made this pledge...
Changing People's Worlds
FEATURED IN AMERICAN POLICE BEAT MAGAZINE. I used to love being a cop. There was a time when I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. When...
Alike After All?
My father and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. I’m hardly the proverbial “chip off the old block.” This was never more evident than when...
Honor and Courage
*This article was featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper* "I hope that if I do go, that I went with honor and courage. I hope...
The FLSA Public Safety Exemption Needs to Go
This article was featured in American Police Beat Magazine. Timesheet day. It’s a dreaded event for supervisors and human resource...
Lessons from a Dog's Life
I recently, for the first time, had to put down a pet. The Duke was a hulking black Lab who’d been with me through thick and thin. I met...
Reform and Staffing
Featured in American Police Beat Magazine I was recently making my way through several bins in my basement. These particular bins...
Harder Than it Looks! Improving Understanding Amongst the Ranks
I’d been a chief for a few years and was catching up with a former coworker back home. During the time since I’d moved away, I’d been...
My Friend Junior
Featured in the Daily Post Athenian Newspaper As a young college student, I was tasked with researching something related to the civil...
Cyclical Burnout
This article was featured in the February 2021 Issue of American Police Beat Magazine. “We have to do more with less.” I still remember...
Lessons From a Birthdate
Recently, I turned 41. The most obvious thing for most people to reflect on would be how rotten of a time the first year of their 40’s...
The Irony of the Defund Movement
PUBLISHED IN AMERICAN POLICE BEAT MAGAZINE “Defund the Police”. The headlines are chock full of announcements that various municipalities...
A Set Up for Failure
*This article was featured on Policeone.com. Of all the wrecks I had as a young deputy, the most noteworthy (or at least one of my top...
Pandemic Policing and "Police Nullification"
This article was featured in the November 2020 edition of American Police Beat Magazine. The last decade has been a wild ride for the law...
REFORM AND UNREST: Hidden Opportunities in Difficult Times
*This article was featured in the July/ September issue of the FBINAA "Associate" Magazine. To see it there, click HERE. To say that the...
The Limits of Leadership
As a new police chief, one of the most surprising (and frustrating) things that I learned was just how limited I was in my ability to...
The Challenge of Change
*This article was featured on Policeone.com. You can access it here. I’m very quickly approaching the decade mark of my tenure as a...
Stopping Profit Based Policing
I’ve always been somewhat naïve. I have fortunately outgrown some of this tendency as I’ve gotten older, steadily replacing my childish...