Norm Stamper

Stamper is the former chief of the Seattle Police Department and the author of To Protect And to Serve: How To Fix America’s Police.

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Police Forces Belong to the People

Three systemic changes need to be made for the benefit of cops and the community

By Norm Stamper

Militarizing Ferguson Cops With Riot Gear Is a Huge Mistake

As the former chief of Seattle police, I deeply regret tear-gassing WTO protesters in 1999. But police departments should—and still can—learn from what I did wrong

By Norm Stamper
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