Over half of Public Safety leaders feel their organization is not prepared, or only somewhat prepared to sustain long-term transformation initiatives.
Attendees said politics, technology, and transparency were the top 3 drivers of change.
In the past five years, all Public Safety leaders reported experiencing moderate to extreme change.
In the course of more than three decades in law enforcement, Michael Harrison, the Commissioner of the Baltimore Police Department, has had to navigate a wide array of challenges. After joining the New Orleans Police Department in 1991, he gradually climbed through the ranks of the...
Thanks to advances in digital technology, law enforcement organizations increasingly have access to...
In 2020, the Denver Police Department (DPD) was confronting a challenge. As Chief Paul Pazen noted...
Since joining the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in 1981, Chief Michel Moore has navigated...
The Public Safety Summit is the foremost academic research program and event for senior-most leaders to invent and realize the future of public safety and policing. To accomplish this goal, the Summit combines case studies from current public safety officials, insights from academic research, and expertise from industry experts. The Summit builds on and extends research from across Harvard University and features fresh case studies, peer-based problem-solving sessions, and topical workshops designed to create transformational solutions in public safety.
In 2008, when Scott Thomson became the Chief of the Camden Police Department, he faced an extraordinarily challenging situation. To begin with, he was taking over a police department that was tasked with ensuring safety in a municipality that was consistently rated one of the most dangerous...
