LDRS 363 Crisis Management Leadership in Policing

The complexity of societal and community relationships with the police and government presents challenges that law enforcement leaders must address and embrace. This course identifies best practices for addressing and effectively managing crises in contemporary policing. The course outlines methods for developing solutions to crises affecting public safety and crime reduction, strategies for fostering community collaboration when crises occur, and ways to manage and mitigate crises. An adaptable, scalable plan will be presented and used as a model for crisis management through this course.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Comprehend the historical approach law enforcement leaders took toward managing crisis
2. Summarize contemporary crisis events and dynamics surrounding them
3. Identify and interpret the complexities surrounding police community relationships in the 21st Century and how to create a foundation of collaboration and trust as a practice for effectively dealing with crisis
4. List best practices and approaches to crisis events at multiple levels of leadership
5. Explain and give examples of what crisis communication is and how to maximize its effectiveness
6. Discover and chart systems, processes, and strategies to predict trends and mitigate potential crisis