Management of the Small Law Enforcement Agency

40-Hour Training Course / KLEC Approved

Tuition: $850

Course Description
This course of study exposes participants to the key elements necessary
to be successful managers of law enforcement agencies. Participants will
be given opportunities to meet and study with other managers from similar
agencies. The learning environment and course exercises and activities will
be highly interactive. This course seeks to build communication between
group members, identify causes of and solutions to common problems, and
exchange appropriate information. This very practical course focuses on developing and defining management in relation to changing times and limited financial and human resources. It provides the police executive with knowledge, skills, and abilities vital to developing an innovative agency culture and is responsive to changing technology, management practice and the needs of society.

Who Should Attend
Enrollment is limited to full-time sworn police personnel.

Course Topics and Areas of Instruction
• Identifi cation of Changing Environment of American Law Enforcement
• Self-Assessment, Assessment of Your Agency and Action Plan       Development
• The Strategic Management of Law Enforcement Agencies
• Developing a Creative Culture
• Recruitment & Selection of a Qualified and Diverse Workforce
• Administrative Law for the Law Enforcement Executive
• Administrative Law for the Law Enforcement Executive – Federal
• How to Stretch Your Budget
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Developing Early Warning Systems (EWS)
• Communications Techniques & Related Administrative Law Issues
• Frustrations, Challenges & Opportunities for Chief Executive
• Managing Innovation Programs
• Communicating within the Agency
• The Critical Role of Resource Sharing
• Maximizing Training & Minimizing Liability: Case Study
• Policing Strategies
• Terrorism
• Group Case Studies: Future Trends for Small Law Enforcement Agencies &     Student Evaluation

Register Online
www.louisville.edu/spi

For More Information Contact:
Phone: 502-852-6561
E-mail: mailspi@louisville.edu