April 2016
Law enforcement is currently in the midst of a complex and changing landscape that demands strong, ethical, and courageous leadership. Police leaders are called upon to provide both management and leadership, build trust in the community and the agency, model ethical behavior on and off the job, develop upcoming leaders, and guide internal change—among numerous other responsibilities. This issue explores and unpacks these roles and issues to help law enforcement leaders of all levels best serve their agencies, officers, and communities.
Articles
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Police Week 2016
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Leadership and Management: Fraternal Twins in Law Enforcement
Leadership and management are concepts regularly used in organizational change and reform literature. This is particularly evident in police settings, and, oftentimes, the two concepts are (mis)unders... -
Three Question Management
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2016 IACP Buyers' Guide
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Leadership and Trust
Leadership is “the ability of an individual to influence [emphasis added], motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organization.” Influence is... -
Ethics and Policing: What Police Leaders Need to Know
The mission of police administrators, as with leaders in any organization, is to train employees who will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide quality services to the customers whom th... -
Focusing on the Fundamentals: Ohio Leads with Plan to Strengthen Community-Police Relations
John Crawford III was a 22-year-old African American man killed in a Walmart store in Beavercreek, Ohio, on August 5, 2014. A few months later, on November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old African... -
Supporting Injured Officers: A New Focus for the IACP Foundation
Kenneth Baribault, an officer with the Nassau County, New York, Police Department (pictured above), was nearing the end of his shift in the early morning hours of May 18, 2008, when he pulled over the...
Columns
- President’s Message: Policing’s Leadership Moment
- Chief’s Counsel: Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Attempts to Limit Use of Electronic Control Devices
- Technology Talk: Handheld Explosives Trace Detectors Coming to Your City
- Legislative Alert: Updates on Addiction, Digital Security, and Email Privacy Legislation
- April 2016 Product Update
- April 2016 Index to Advertisers
- Line of Duty Deaths: 2/10/16-2/27/16
- Highway Safety Initiatives: Leadership in Traffic Safety
- From the Director: IdentityTheft.gov–A New Tool for Law Enforcement
- Officer Safety Corner: Choosing the Right Occupational Police Physician
- Research in Brief: Homicides of Law Enforcement Officers in the United States Are Associated with State Gun Ownership Levels
- Product Feature: K-9 Units: Training and Protection Key to Keeping Dogs and People Safe