To create a culture of accountability, it is essential that Police Executives: Emphasize and expect supervisor engagement, Provide supervisors with the knowledge and skills needed to recognize conduct, behaviors, and actions which could lead to officer misconduct Require supervisors to take action to improve and/or discipline those behaviors. This webinar will discuss supervisors’ roles in identifying, responding to, and intervening in s...

In an effort to keep up with staffing shortages, agencies have turned to lateral hires as a way to fill this gap. The lateral-hire employee is usually experienced and knowledgeable in the law. But they also have to be trained in the ways of the new agency and this occurs through the Field Training program. Join us as we will explore the how and why of training lateral-hires without the risk of losing the lateral or creating additional organiza...

Have you ever seen a child that is an absolute brat and thought, “their parents need to teach them better”? Well, those children likely learned that poor behavior from their parents. The same is true in organizations. Research shows us, if we want our officers to practice procedural justice in their interactions with citizens on the street, they must see it being practiced by their leaders inside the organization. In this webinar,...

Proficiency and Confidence are at the forefront of law enforcement use of force discussions. This particular session will begin to dive into the leadership aspects as to how law enforcement officers have trained, are training, and possibly should be training to produce society with proficiently confident societal protectors. The session will breakdown current training methodologies and compare them to current research.

Changing American policing begins with who agencies hire and how they are trained. While there has been considerable attention paid in recent years to improving police recruiting, the way new officers are trained has changed very little. As the policing profession enters a time of enormous change and challenges, as well as greater expectations and scrutiny from the public, it is critical police academy training change too. The Police Executive...

Have you ever struggled to decide whether it is more important to support your people or your agency? On the one hand, you want to do the right thing to take care of those on the frontlines, but you’ve also got to make sure that the work gets done. Most supervisors, managers, and executives have encountered this dilemma. In fact, it’s a commonly mentioned concern in management training classes. In this webinar, Dr. Ed Sherman will...