David C. Couper: Police chief,
priest, author, and poet
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  • Improving Police Blog
  • Fighting Cancer Blog
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  • Church Website
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  • My Poetry
  • Why Faith? -- A "Q & A"
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Welcome to my site! Here’s a quick overview of what you will find on the sidebar to your left... 

  • EXCERPTS FROM "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT"  From my new book, “Arrested Development: A Veteran Police Chief Sounds Off About Protest, Racism, Corruption and the Seven Steps Necessary to Improve Our Nation’s Police,” (April, 2012).
  • INTERVIEWS/REVIEWS OF THE BOOK  Some interviews and reviews I had this past year promoting the book – TV, radio and in print.

  • ORDER "ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT" Click on this page to order the book from Amazon.com.
  • LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE  Some notes on leadership and organizational change – primarily about police, but applicable to all workplaces.
  • THE 12 QUALITIES OF POLICING “On This We Stand – the 12 Qualities of Police in a Free and Democratic Society. An invitation to police leaders to “sign up.”
  • IMPROVING POLICE BLOG The blog “Improving Police” (which takes on current issues preventing (arresting) the improvement of our nation’s police.
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  • AND REGARDING THE OTHER PARTS OF MY LIFE (my life beyond "the book!"...
  • FIGHTING CANCER BLOG  A blog on my wife’s cancer (“My Sabine”) in which I have blogged since 2008 following my wife, Sabine’s blood cancer diagnosis (multiple myeloma) and kidney failure.
  • GODSPIRIT  BLOG  A spirituality blog, “GodSpirit” in which I regularly post about matters of faith and spirituality – hopefully in a very down to earth way. It also describes my thoughts,  feelings, and struggles -- especially after one of my children committed suicide. 
  • CHURCH WEBSITE  A link to the website of the small Episcopal church I serve east of Madison in the town of North Lake in Waukesha County, our monthly newsletter including a reflection of mine called, "The Pastor's Pen.". 
  • PHOTOS   A photo archive I am in the process of building – sort of a life line of photos.
  • MY POETRY   A copy of my book “Restoration Point” which has a number of poems I have written over the past half-century.
  • WHY FAITH?   A "question and answer" interview with me regarding my Christian faith.
  • CONTACT  Ways to contact me.