Sep 2024

Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Overview

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.

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Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees
Overview

Policing Leadership Academy Advisory and Research Committees

Mar 2024

View the members of the PLA’s advisory and research committees.

Policing Leadership Academy Graduation Interviews
Video

Policing Leadership Academy Graduation Interviews

May 2024

Hear from a select group of PLA graduates on their experience with the academy.

Community Safety Leadership Academies: Brief
Project Overview

Community Safety Leadership Academies: Brief

Sep 2024

Learn more about our Community Safety Leadership Academies.

Community Safety Leadership Academies: Project Overview
Project Overview

Community Safety Leadership Academies: Project Overview

Sep 2024

Learn more about our Community Safety Leadership Academies.

Latest Updates

Birmingham PD part of leadership training study designed to reduce violent crime
Media Mention
WBRC 6 News
Dec 2024

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
Op-Ed
Crain's New York Business
Oct 2023

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
Op-Ed
Police Chief Magazine
Nov 2024

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.