Birzer, M. L., Bayens, G. J., & Roberson, C. (2012). Principles of Leadership and Management in Law Enforcement [E-book]. Chapter 4. Taylor & Francis. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/nu/reader.action?docID=1449577
- This e-book, Chapter 4, covers the most accepted leadership styles in law enforcement.
Coleman, E. (2022, January). Are You the Single Point of Failure?
- This article examines the “blind spots” that can occur when a leader loses sight of empathy and compassion that can result in the leader becoming the single point of failure
Kitzman, K. (2021, March). A Roadmap for Leadership.
- This article posits several “roadmap” suggestions on how to be the be the best leader you can possibly be.
Boetig, B. (2020, May). Delivering Bad News to Employees.
- This article identifies several tried and true methods of delivering bad news to employees to assuage the disappointment.
Lewis, C. (2021, November). Drawing Your Own Conclusions.
- This article exposes how some leaders fall into the trap of listening to and believing rumors about an employee who is supposedly a trouble-maker and it turns out to not be true.
Coleman, E. (2021, June). Feedback and Emotional Intelligence.
- This article tells the reader the importance of self-reflection when giving constructive feedback.
Lewis, C. (2020, December). When to Let Go and When to Seek Input.
- This article presents the reader with the fact that the leader who puts a subordinate in charge when out of the office must not be calling regularly to “check on things.” He or she must let go.
The importance of mindset in policing | Chip Huth | TEDxTacoma. (2015, April 20). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_29TS6jjsA
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This TEDx video presents a captain on the Kansas City PD who tells how the department began to change dramatically to be more community-policing oriented. The importance of mindset in policing.
Policing the Bridge | Tim Mcmillan | TEDxSavannah. (2017, May 25). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lz7fva4OQzo
- This TEDx video by Lt. McMillian tells the4 heartwarming account of Lt. McMillian’s encounter with an African-American youth during a vehicle stop.
Mending broken trust: Police and the communities they serve | Charles Ramsey | TEDxPhiladelphia. (2016, February 8). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbNCatXqcLw
- This TEDx video by former Philadelphia Police Chief Charles Ramsey discusses how policing must change for the better.
