“Help is on its way.” On July 1st of this year, Department of Homeland Security acting secretary Chad Wolf announced the beginning of a special task force called the Protecting American Communities Task Force. (PACT) The task force was established in reaction to demonstrations across the nation, some having targeted…

Why we need to call the mechanism, and its history, into crisis. “In some blacks, when [a lethal chokehold] is applied, the veins or arteries do not open as fast as they do in normal people.” — Daryl Gates Designs are often attributed to the director, or the individual who…

Why we should all listen for it when discussing policy design Throughout this collection of essays, you’ll hear me route the source of most all poor design choices to this issue: misinformation. Any area of law enforcement’s structure you find questionable can likely be tied to a tactical use of…