October 2024: Leadership and Culture

Serving in a leadership role can offer several unique opportunities for an individual, but what becomes even more important is how a leader decides to make a lasting impact on others and the agency culture. Whether as chief, command staff, mentor, or trainer, those in a leadership position play an important role in shaping the future of the profession through the legacy they leave behind in the department and community.

GUEST EDITORS James Hicks, Katrine Malakhova, and Megan Stoltz

Articles

• Leaving a Meaningful Legacy

  By James E. Williams, Chief of Police, Staunton Police Department, Virginia
  The role of a police chief is among the most important and visible in any community. The events of the past several years have certainly demonstrated how crucial it is to have competent, highly skille...

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• From One Badge to Another

  By Sean Duggan, Chief (Ret.), City of Chandler, Arizona
  While out to dinner with my wife earlier this year, I told her about a meeting I had with an aspiring police chief in the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area. My colleague was a well- respected comma...

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• Building and Leading a Winning Culture

  By Kedrick Wills, Colonel (Ret.), Idaho State Police
  Imagine giving a tour of a police department to a group of community m...

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• The True Culture Architects

  By Marcus Downey, Lieutenant, Alexandria Police Department, Virginia
  In recent years, the public discourse around police culture has intens...

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