What does it mean to be an effective leader in the law enforcement profession today? How do effective leaders make decisions?
IACP defines leadership as the process of influencing human behavior to achieve organizational goals that serve the public, while developing individuals, groups, and the organization for future service. IACP promotes the concept of dispersed leadership, which means that every officer is a leader. Leaders at every level of a law enforcement organization have a responsibility to connect individual, group, and organizational behavior with defined values.