January 2022

Leading Through Change

GUEST EDITORS Meghann Casanova and Carl Maupin

The need for police departments to stay ahead of change has been made all too clear during the past two years, with the pandemic, social justice movements, and law enforcement reforms sweeping the nation. But how exactly do organizations chart a path of development and evolution? This issue of Police Chief embraces the role of leadership in change management. It considers strategies for guiding agencies through change, from identifying challenges to garnering internal buy-in to making the changes last.

Articles

• Answering the Call for Change

  By Chief Jeff Tate, Shakopee Police Department, Shakopee, Minnesota
  Like never before, there is a spotlight on law enforcement practices and how officers interact with their communities. A Gallup poll from 2020 reported that 52 percent of Americans do not have confi...

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• Building a Resilient, Agile, Change-Oriented Organization

  By Erik Scairpon, Chief, Marysville Police Department, Washington
  Organizations are like rubber bands; they want to revert to their original shape. How then do leaders help stretch and hold their agencies to a path of development and evolution? How do they meet the ...

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• The Next Generation of Academic-Practitioner Partnerships

  By Mary Gavin, Chief, Falls Church Police Department, Virginia; and John Firman, Professor of Practice, American University School of Public Affairs, Washington, D.C.
  Over the past several decades, police practitioners and academic researchers have partnered to conduct critical research on all aspects of policing. These collaborations have created a significant set...

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