my Vision for police

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“MY VISION FOR POLICE is that they can be fair, effective and humanitarian. They can protect our civil rights, work with a variety of people, and take arrested persons into custody with a minimum amount of force. This may differ quite radically from what you may think police should do… Most people don’t have a clue about police other than what they have seen on television and in the movies… 
(From Arrested Development)
"I can’t help but think that one of the ways police throughout the world will be judged in the future is how well they perform as both peacekeeper and protector. How police respond to public protest is something everyone should be concerned. The goal in a free society is to select and train police who are educated, well-trained and led, restrained in their use of force, honest, courteous to every person, and closely in touch with the community they serve."  

About the book...

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PUBLIC PROTESTS CRUSHED by police officers who look and act more like robots than peacekeepers. Gassing  and pepper-spraying non-violent protesters. Racial profiling. Millions of dollars paid by cities each year to settle police misconduct cases.  What is happening to our nation's police and what can we do about it? This hard-hitting book outlines the seven steps police must take in order to improve.  You may find they apply to your workplace as well.

What others say about the book...

  • “Couper has an unrivaled track record of identifying major issues in policing.” Mike Masterson, Chief of Police, Boise, ID.
  • “Couper continually comes back to the most important asset of any police agency – its men and women… [T]he effective executive will first be a ‘servant leader’…” Greg Hestness, Chief of Police, University of Minnesota.
  • “Persuasively and passionately written, it should be in the hands of police departments and community leaders across the nation.” Kenneth Nelsen, college professor.
  • “With unusual insight, experience, solid research, Couper has produced a landmark book.” Jack Morse, Chief of Police, Harvard University (Ret.)
  • “This is a ‘must-read’ for anyone interested in learning how our police departments can achieve their true mission...” Pierce Murphy, City Ombudsman, Boise, ID.
  • “A remarkable book... clear principles of enlightened policing that could be adopted anywhere.” Bill Lueders, Investigative Journalist, Madison, WI.
  • “A call to action about the future of policing...” Tom Drury, former police officer and retired corporate executive.
  • “Informative, insightful, balanced and at times, provocative… the fascinating story of one man's journey...” James Scrivner, former police captain and insurance executive.