November 2012
The November issue of Police Chief magazine focuses on police education, training, management, and leadership. What happens to agencies when chiefs retire depends greatly on the chiefs’ actions during their tenures and through the periods leading up to their exits. If agency heads have engaged in sound leadership practices and a positive direction and a sound legacy have been established, the organizational direction will not only stay on course but may actually improve. This is best accomplished through an expanded process that comprises organization-wide leadership and staff development practices.
Cover photography by Kourosh Nikoui.
Articles
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In Memory of Chief Richard C. Clement, 1923–2012; IACP President, 1975–1976
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The Police Chief as Coach: Analogies between Sports and Effective Police Leadership
In the fall of every year, college football captures national attention. For all college football fans that catch the fever, there is nothing more exciting than waking up on Saturday morning, checking... -
Animal Protection and Welfare Training Becomes Essential to Law Enforcement
If you are a Cheers fan, you might recall the classic line of the character Norm Peterson, a bar patron regular who declared, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwea... -
Armenian Police Officers Receive American Training in IACP Pilot Program
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), through funding from the U.S. Department of State International Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), Office of Criminal Justice Assi... -
Organization-Wide Leadership: Expanding the Traditional Succession Planning Model
What occurs within a police agency when the organizational leader vacates the position, whether the departure is planned or it occurs rather abruptly? Will the organization flounder, or will it move i... -
Educating the 21st Century Cop Developing Blue Courage and Practical Wisdom
Sergeant Chip Huth’s special weapons and tactics (SWAT) team had just successfully arrested an armed felon in a Kansas City, Missouri, drug house. The suspect was brought to the porch of the house a... -
Every Gun, Every Time
Fatal shootings of police officers reached a 20-year high in the middle of 2011.1 Police chiefs must commit to identify and eliminate the sources by which violent offenders... -
The Door to Advancement in Criminal Justice Is Education, and Chiefs Are the Key: A Police Chief’s Perspective
The police chief is responsible for controlling the resources of the police department in an effort to preserve the peace, protect persons and property, and enforce the law. Although this is an accura...
Columns
- President’s Message: The Year Ahead: Serving the Leaders of Today, Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow
- Legislative Alert: Congress Passes Continuing Resolution
- Chief’s Counsel: Ethics and Professionalism: No Lying, Cheating, or Stealing
- Research in Brief: Misconduct by Experienced Police Officers
- Officer Safety Corner: National Crime Information Center Violent Person File: No Routine Encounter