The last objective may seem disconnected from the others. Neither law enforcement nor criminal justice, however, can be reformed without broader societal reform. I have already briefly touched on education. Here, I touch on healthcare. Healthcare impacts the full range of human life from birth to death. Healthcare professionals are esteemed and the impact of […]
Today, tens of thousands of uniformed officers are permanently assigned to schools across the United States. The intention behind placing them there may have originally been good. The original analysis, however, did not consider the entirety of the impact on schools. At best, even when uniformed officers achieve the stated goals for being in schools, […]
In business and humanity, spontaneity is something different than agility. Spontaneity acts as a catalyst for agility. When trapped, it is the spark that starts the fire of something new. When stuck, it is the energy that propels the pivot. Spontaneity cannot be stored but it is accessible. Spontaneity is the answer for the indefinitely […]
While watching the eight minute and 46 second video of George Floyd’s death it is hard to explain the conduct of the law enforcement officers as anything but abuse of force and criminal. It would be easy to presume the officers’ guilt and dispense with due process, the steps of justice. Even so, they are […]
Generally, good decisions are based on good information. Good information does not guarantee good decisions. But bad information almost always results in bad decisions. Where citizens play a role in the government decision-making process, such as in a democratic republic, access to accurate and timely information is required for good decision making. The default rule […]
The best webcam on the market today for the home office is the Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam. After hundreds of hours online instructing, meeting, and socializing, I have put this claim to the test. I created several video conferencing stations around my home to avoid being stuck in one place or position. I have […]
When I approached a red light downtown yesterday, a group of young men gave me hope about the economy and about people generally. They purchased a bunch of bottles of water and ice, placed it all in a cooler and were selling cool water bottles for $1 each. I made a rough calculation that they […]
Prison is one of the main ways criminals are punished in the United States. Traditionally, upon being determined guilty in a court of law a criminal may be sentenced to a definite time in prison. Although there may not be agreement about the objective of prison, the use of imprisoning criminals for justice is universally […]
A conflict of interest, sometimes referred to as a competition of interests, is when a person acting in an official capacity has more than one loyalty and serving one loyalty may work a detriment to others. A loyalty may originate from oath, blood relations, financial interest, reciprocity, or a myriad of other interests. A conflict […]
One challenge of collecting data on officers accused of misconduct is how the data might be used. There is a difference, for example, between the quantity of reports and the quality of reports. An officer may have numerous reports on file making the quantity of reports high. However, once the quality of the reports is […]