#police-leadership

#police-leadership

The announcement of the Police Leadership Commission comes after policing has been mired in controversy in recent years, including a recent undercover investigation which captured Metropolitan Police officers at Charing Cross police station calling for immigrants to be shot. Damning footage raised fresh questions about culture and standards at Britain's biggest police force after officers were also filmed making sexualised comments, appearing to dismiss a rape complaint and bragging about the use of force on detainees.

Being a police chief in a major city in the United States today is half political and half administrative. They set the policies of the department. They coordinate with the city administration, the mayor, the council, and other elected officials. They pick leadership, like the deputy chiefs and the captains. And they manage big picture stuff, like the budget, personnel, and rules.

Sir Ian Blair, who served as the Metropolitan police commissioner from 2005 to 2008, has died at the age of 72. Blair implemented significant changes across the police force during his tenure.