Got’cha When I was very young, I stole a candy bar from the grocery store. It was one of the mom and pop shops that dotted neighborhoods around my small town. As so many of us have had to endure, I was marched back in and made to confess and apologize for taking what was not rightfully mine. It wasn’t easy and definitely painful, but my parent’s actions were the right thing to do. Not Always I’ll share a bit more because there were a few other times when my ill-gotten gains w

25 Days of 31: Broken and Blue “How long does it take you to write a book?” I’ve been asked that often. My reply for a full-length novel is about 30 days for the first rough draft. Lifetime This book, Broken and Blue has taken about 30 years. No, not because I wrote it slow, but because it’s the story of most of my life. I don’t mean the chronological account, but the parts that affected me most – the good and the bad. Police work takes a heavy toll, but it’s often the life

Understanding Police: My PhD Research I’m still in shock over the North Miami Police shooting of Charles Kinsey. I keep waiting for a plausible explanation before I make any comment on this. It’s hard, very hard to just remain silent. So many folks want to understand the world of law enforcement, but will never gain an objective perspective. My research conducted for my PhD has been published twice – once as a textbook titled, Cop Culture: Why Good Cops Go Bad, and the other