567. Do the Police Have a Management Problem?

In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence. SOURCES Kenneth Corey , director of outreach and engagement for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago and retired chief of department for the New York Police Department. Stephanie Drescher , operations captain in the City of Madison Police Department. Max Kapustin , assistant professor of economics and public policy at Cornell University. Jens Ludwig , economist and director of the Crime Lab at the University of Chicago. Sandy Jo MacArthur , curriculum design director for the Policing Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago. Sean Malinowski , D.O.J. strategic site liaison for the Philadelphia Police Department and retired chief of detectives from the Los Angeles Police Department. Sindyanna Paul-Noel , lieutenant with the City of Miami Police Department. Michael Wolley , deputy chief of operations with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. RESOURCES: " Policing Leadership Academy (PLA) Graduation of Inaugural Cohort ," by the University of Chi…