Jan 2019 Cover

January 2019

Guest Editor: Shahram Fard

Law enforcement worldwide faces a complex and changing landscape that demands strong, ethical, and courageous leadership. Police leaders are called upon to provide management and leadership, build trust in the community and within the agency, model ethical behavior on and off the job, develop upcoming leaders, and guide internal change, among myriad other responsibilities. Chiefs across the globe share their leadership experiences and solutions to help the profession advance and meet current and future challenges.

 

Articles

  • A Matter of Life and Death

    By Antoine Billard, Lieutenant-Colonel, Gendarmerie Nationale, France, and Paul Barton, Detective Superintendent, Hampshire Constabulary, United Kingdom
    Two police commanders from France and the United Kingdom share their thoughts and dialogue on leadership with their comrades around the globe, a topic that, in law enforcement, can truly be ...

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  • Followers Are the Foundation

    By Matt Corell, Sergeant, Training, Recruitment, and Health & Wellness, Baltimore, Maryland, Police Department
    Followers play an important role in the success of leaders and organizations. A re-enivisioing of “follower” from a label to a specialty includes accounting for followers as individuals a...

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  • Ten Lessons on Leadership

    By Bryan L. Porter, Commonwealth Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia
    Experience is often said to be the best teacher and one commonwealth attorney’s “career case” taught him 10 key lessons about what leadership entails and the characteristics and skills that...

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  • The Police and Faith Communities: An Opportunity for Partnership

    By Barnett Jones, Chief of Security and Integrity Officer, Great Lakes Water Authority; Kristie Blevins, PhD, Professor, School of Justice Studies, Eastern Kentucky University; and George W. Anderson, Chair, IACP Private Sector Liaison Committee

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  • 2018 IACP Leadership Awards

    IACP is proud to honor law enforcement agencies and officers that exhibit  leadership, excellence, and professionalism. The IACP Leadership awards are presented every year at the IACP Annual ...

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