The University of Louisville’s Southern Police Institute will host a Strategic Management for 21st Century Policing April 20-24 at the University of Kentucky Police Department, 152 Transcript Drive in Lexington. This KLEC-approved course will introduce participants to the key elements of strategically managing a law enforcement agency and to the challenges that it brings in the 21st Century arising from the 6 Pillars of the President’s Task Force Report. Topics covered include:

• Introduction to The Program & Change Management

• The Planning and Problem-Solving Cycles and Decision-Making

• The "What If" Contingencies: Preparing for Generic and Specific Incidents Including Active Shooter, Officer-Involved Shooting, Emergency Planning and Public Disorder

• Using a Case Study to Review Strategic Management & Planning

• Management Skills to Deliver Maximum Effectiveness and Response

• Organizational Communication & the "Millennials"

• Leader versus Boss: Creating Positive Morale, Retention and Performance

• Building Your Team to Create an Effective Agency and Addressing the Challenges of the President's Task Force Report and DOJ, Civil Rights Division, Conduct of LE Agencies, Overview

• Creating a Strategic Plan

• Completing Your Strategic Plan and Preparing and Implementing Objectives and Strategies

• Managing the Strategies & Delivering Them Effectively

Course tuition is $1,000. Suggested lodging is the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 1000 Export St., Lexington. Register here.