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Ethical Fading and the Future of Policing
What if the greatest threat to police integrity isn't corruption — it's the slow, invisible process by which people stop seeing their own misconduct as wrong? Ethical fading moves silently through hiring decisions, training halls, daily operations, and the highest levels of command — reshaping what feels normal until misconduct becomes routine. This article by FPI Fellow Captain Craig Solgat confronts that threat head-on and lays out what policing must do before the cost becomes irreversible. Ethical fading doesn't announce itself — it quietly rewires how officers, supervisors, and institutions define what's acceptable. This article, by FPI Fellow Captain Craig Solgat, traces how that erosion moves through every level of policing and what it will take to stop it.
Redefining Command Leadership: Building Adaptive Culture and Organizational Integrity from the Inside Out
This article emphasizes that organizational leaders, especially in policing, must prioritize fair and humane internal processes, intentional culture-building, and long-term stewardship to build trust and effectively evolve their agencies. Without these efforts, departments risk disengagement and fractured trust both within and with the public.
The Culture Code in Law Enforcement Episode I
Leadership in law enforcement is faced with a significant challenge of a changing culture, whether we like it or not. Attracting applicants and retaining them, if we can hire them, is directly tied to the culture we have within our agencies. One of the contributing factors to reduced applicants in policing may be due to the reduction in religious affiliation.
The True Purpose of Policing
Developing a collective agreement on the true purpose of policing is fundamental to advancing policing in the future. Policing’s true purpose is to prevent crime and disorder by being effective, empathetic and just.