Leadership for Women in Policing

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND AGENDA (CLICK HERE)

This is a 3-day course; therefore, it will begin each day at 8:00am and end at 5:00pm local time.

Course Objectives In law enforcement today, women experience unique obstacles and barriers when seeking opportunity and promotion within their respective police agencies. Women still meet nearly all the household and family needs while fighting to balance non-traditional employment and the desire to achieve the challenge of new and exciting assignments within the police organization.

The number of female peace officers has stagnated in the last twenty years. This course will help the students identify why this is occurring and how to overcome significant barriers. The student will learn to develop leadership traits and apply tools to support a fulfilling career full of opportunity and advancement. Cutting edge leadership principles are discussed in each lesson to prepare for the progression of the student’s career.

This course will provide actionable steps students can begin implementing the moment they walk out of class to build on both informal and formal leadership traits and attributes while navigating the path to advancement.

At the conclusion of this course, the student will learn and be able to discuss the following:
•A brief history of women in law enforcement
•Review of laws that guarantee equitable rights to employment opportunities, pay, credit, discrimination and voting rights for women and how these laws impact women in policing today
•Building a strong professional persona – foundational principals for success
•Identifying goals and building strong habits using the 1% habit philosophy
•Understanding and overcoming obstacles unique to women in police work
•Navigating instances of harassment and discrimination
•Understanding and using employee motivational principles for success
•Understanding and implementing the 6 pillars, procedural justice, and constitutional policing in contemporary times
•Identifying and managing the toxic employee
•Understanding and using workplace politics to meet career goals
•Developing a strong support network
•Managing workplace relationships – developing persuasion and influence
•Understanding trauma triggers, its impact and implementing powerful self-care tools
•Successive training and mentoring
•Promotional preparation