Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the Future of Policing Institute fellows are theirs and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent.

Redefining Command Leadership: Building Adaptive Culture and Organizational Integrity from the Inside Out
Karen Rice, Karen Collins Rice, Jess Bress, Jessica Bress, leadership, Command, redifining leadership, adaptation, organizational culture, culture, police culture, integrity, deputy chief Karen Collins Rice and Jessica Bress Karen Rice, Karen Collins Rice, Jess Bress, Jessica Bress, leadership, Command, redifining leadership, adaptation, organizational culture, culture, police culture, integrity, deputy chief Karen Collins Rice and Jessica Bress

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.

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Policing’s Hero Mentality
Craig Solgat, reimagining policing, organizational culture, police culture, hero mentality, paradigm change, hero Future Policing Institute staff Craig Solgat, reimagining policing, organizational culture, police culture, hero mentality, paradigm change, hero Future Policing Institute staff

Policing’s Hero Mentality

What if policing wasn't the first response – but the final one? In The Hero Mentality, Captain Craig Solgat, a FPI Fellow, proposes a bold, future-focused vision of policing where police are deployed not by default, but with deliberate purpose.

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When Good Ideas Are Not Enough
Brian Gray, Innovation, change, organizational culture, cultural change, status quo, crime analysis Future Policing Institute staff Brian Gray, Innovation, change, organizational culture, cultural change, status quo, crime analysis Future Policing Institute staff

When Good Ideas Are Not Enough

This reflective article, by FPI Fellow Brian Gray, explores the tension between traditional policing and future-forward innovation. Drawing from decades of frontline experience and leadership, the Gray makes a compelling case for why policing must move beyond bureaucratic inertia, ego-driven resistance, and outdated thinking to embrace innovation, critical inquiry, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Click here to read the article.

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THE PLAN
The Plan, communications, culture, organizational culture, police culture, leadership, transformation Future Policing Institute staff The Plan, communications, culture, organizational culture, police culture, leadership, transformation Future Policing Institute staff

THE PLAN

In this episode of Policing in a Minute, we present a fascinating journey of how a simple plan transforms as it ascends through the ranks of a police department, evolving into an unquestionable policy.

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The Culture Code in Law Enforcement Episode I
Sean Case, Anchorage, culture, organizational culture, religion, religious affiliation, Gen. X Chief Sean Case Sean Case, Anchorage, culture, organizational culture, religion, religious affiliation, Gen. X Chief Sean Case

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.

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Innovation Exchanges
Innovation exchange, change, organizational culture, knowledge management, learning organization Future Policing Institute staff Innovation exchange, change, organizational culture, knowledge management, learning organization Future Policing Institute staff

Innovation Exchanges

Policing generally seeks to innovate when there is a demonstrable public safety, political or community urgency to do so. In those agencies possessing a innovative influence within their cultures, innovation is driven by the realization that the social milieu in which policing exists today is constantly changing. To effectively serve their communities, these agencies understand that they need to change (innovate) too. By adopting a Innovation Exchange as a quick, easy and cost-effective innovation strategy, tomorrow’s policing leaders can better position their agencies to deal with an increasingly uncertain future.

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