I had a chance to meet author Michael Quinn over coffee the other day. Mr. Quinn is retired from the Minneapolis Police Department and has published a book about police culture issues entitled “Walking with the Devil, The Police Code of Silence.”
I enjoyed visiting with him about mutual concerns of the future of policing and the need to better plan for the future. The challenges of future police officers should not be underestimated. Recent discussions of a number of discussion links suggest the increasing difficulty of finding capable and suitable candidates for police service and other branches of the criminal justice field.
For those men and women to continue to meet the challenges of day-to-day law enforcement issues I will continue to have the utmost respect. Working in an environment that internally often promotes less than idealistic values, the majority of our law enforcement officers continue to make the right choices.
If you get a chance, check out a copy of the book at your local library or get your own copy. The book is available through the major book stores on site and on line.