The Hill: Why Kaepernick, Beyonce and Black Lives Matter fail to understand cops
My latest piece in The Hill focuses on the needed clarification of roles so that the public can best understand what law enforcement does, and what roles are best left to social services to avoid deadly misunderstandings on the street. To read the full story, please...
The Hill: All corruption is local in Philadelphia
On August 29, 2016, The Hill has published the conclusion of my series on public corruption, with this piece that details the ridiculous 'culture of corruption' in Philadelphia. Over the three-article series, ethics issues at the State Attorney General's Office and...
The Hill: Pennsylvania corruption runs deep, Kane was the latest victim
My latest piece in The Hill was the second installment in an exposee on public corruption in Pennsylvania. This piece focused on state and congressional corruption, with more to come on corruption in Philadelphia. Please click here to read the piece on The Hill.
St. Louis Post Dispatch: What’s missing from Justice Department’s police investigations
The St. Louis Post Dispatch republished my Hill commentary on the DOJ Investigation in Baltimore. Their coverage can be viewed by clicking here.
The Hill: Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes
My latest piece that ran in The Hill yesterday was entitled “Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes”. It focuses on public corruption and the FBI investigations therein. This will be the first in a series on corruption using Philadelphia as a key example,...
Rules to the game: Cops, criminals and the complexity of urban policing
As published this morning in The Hill: Last weekend violent riots broke out in Milwaukee, WI, following the police shooting of 23-year old Sylville Smith, who was armed with a stolen semiautomatic handgun during a foot pursuit. Civil protests turning violent is...
What’s Missing from the DoJ Civil Rights Division’s Police Investigations
Today, I was published in The Hill, in regards to the US Justice Department, Civil Rights Division's release of a scathing, 163 page report on Wednesday, detailing their investigation into the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). The report concluded that BPD...
Buffalo News: Why police officers get the benefit of the doubt
Published on July 16, 2016 following the assisinations of Law Enforcement Officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge brought upon by harsh rhetoric toward policing practices in America. By A. Benjamin Mannes The horrifying carnage in Dallas following the recorded police...
Arizona Republic: 5 ways to address mass shootings (without the politics)
Published on July 13, 2016 in the [Phoenix] Arizona Republic following the mass shootings in Orlando and Dallas. My Turn: Too often, lawmakers turn their attention to solutions that won't work. Here are a few that will. by A. Benjamin Mannes, CPP In December...
Buffalo News: What the terrorism watch list is … and isn’t
Published July 6, 2016 following the Congressional "sit-in" that followed the terrorist attack on an Orlando Nightclub, demanding that all persons on the "Terrorism Watch List" be restricted from obtaining a firearm. By A. Benjamin MannesAs a former municipal and...
The Hill: Why Kaepernick, Beyonce and Black Lives Matter fail to understand cops
My latest piece in The Hill focuses on the needed clarification of roles so that the public can best understand what law enforcement does, and what roles are best left to social services to avoid deadly misunderstandings on the street. To read the full story, please...
The Hill: All corruption is local in Philadelphia
On August 29, 2016, The Hill has published the conclusion of my series on public corruption, with this piece that details the ridiculous 'culture of corruption' in Philadelphia. Over the three-article series, ethics issues at the State Attorney General's Office and...
The Hill: Pennsylvania corruption runs deep, Kane was the latest victim
My latest piece in The Hill was the second installment in an exposee on public corruption in Pennsylvania. This piece focused on state and congressional corruption, with more to come on corruption in Philadelphia. Please click here to read the piece on The Hill.
St. Louis Post Dispatch: What’s missing from Justice Department’s police investigations
The St. Louis Post Dispatch republished my Hill commentary on the DOJ Investigation in Baltimore. Their coverage can be viewed by clicking here.
The Hill: Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes
My latest piece that ran in The Hill yesterday was entitled “Political blowback hampers FBI corruption probes”. It focuses on public corruption and the FBI investigations therein. This will be the first in a series on corruption using Philadelphia as a key example,...
Rules to the game: Cops, criminals and the complexity of urban policing
As published this morning in The Hill: Last weekend violent riots broke out in Milwaukee, WI, following the police shooting of 23-year old Sylville Smith, who was armed with a stolen semiautomatic handgun during a foot pursuit. Civil protests turning violent is...
What’s Missing from the DoJ Civil Rights Division’s Police Investigations
Today, I was published in The Hill, in regards to the US Justice Department, Civil Rights Division's release of a scathing, 163 page report on Wednesday, detailing their investigation into the Baltimore City Police Department (BPD). The report concluded that BPD...
Buffalo News: Why police officers get the benefit of the doubt
Published on July 16, 2016 following the assisinations of Law Enforcement Officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge brought upon by harsh rhetoric toward policing practices in America. By A. Benjamin Mannes The horrifying carnage in Dallas following the recorded police...
Arizona Republic: 5 ways to address mass shootings (without the politics)
Published on July 13, 2016 in the [Phoenix] Arizona Republic following the mass shootings in Orlando and Dallas. My Turn: Too often, lawmakers turn their attention to solutions that won't work. Here are a few that will. by A. Benjamin Mannes, CPP In December...
Buffalo News: What the terrorism watch list is … and isn’t
Published July 6, 2016 following the Congressional "sit-in" that followed the terrorist attack on an Orlando Nightclub, demanding that all persons on the "Terrorism Watch List" be restricted from obtaining a firearm. By A. Benjamin MannesAs a former municipal and...