Sep 2024
Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Overview
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Projects
Read an overview of the Policing Leadership Academy (PLA), a first of-its-kind program launched in May 2023 to train America’s policing leaders working in some of our most violent neighborhoods.
Topics
Projects
Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees
View the members of the PLA’s advisory and research committees.
Policing Leadership Academy Graduation Interviews
Hear from a select group of PLA graduates on their experience with the academy.
Community Safety Leadership Academies: Brief
Learn more about our Community Safety Leadership Academies.
Community Safety Leadership Academies: Project Overview
Learn more about our Community Safety Leadership Academies.
Latest Updates
Birmingham PD part of leadership training study designed to reduce violent crime
WBRC 6 News covers Birmingham Police Department Captain Michael Sellers’ graduation from the Policing Leadership Academy (PLA), the first officer from Alabama to participate in the program.
The Evidence Says Police Management Can Reduce Violent Crime
Former NYPD Chief Kenneth Corey, Professor Max Kapustin, and University of Chicago Crime Lab Director Jens Ludwig argue that improving police department management mechanisms can drive reductions in both violent crime and cops’ use of force against civilians.
An Untapped Lever to Create Safer Communities
Policing Leadership Academy Director of Outreach and Engagement Kenneth E. Corey and Executive Director Meredith Stricker provide commentary in Police Chief Magazine that highlights the program’s partnerships with police departments nationwide to implement a data-driven policing management strategy.
