This three-day, POST Certified, course best serves those who are new to the Police Chief role or have already taken the Becoming a Police Chief course. Participants will explore the first six months on the job, identify department priorities, and listen to common first year challenges. Highlights of the course will include navigating the professional and personal challenges of being a Chief and contemporary issues in 21st Century policing. This course is a build-on to our Becoming a Police Chief course and designed to assist with "what's next" on the job. This course is part of CPCA's Executive Development Certificate program. 

This course topics will include: 

• Six Month Plan for New Police Chiefs

• Building Effective Teams

• The Fate and Fortune of Police-Community Trust

• A Discussion of Current Issues

• Navigating the Professional and Personal Challenges of Being a Chief

• Contemporary Issues in 21st Century Policing: Where to from here?
  
  Course Instructors
  Chief Susan Manheimer (retired), San Mateo Police Department

  Chief Lyle Martin (retired), Bakersfield Police Department

  Chief Tom Chaplin (retired), Walnut Creek Police Department
  
  Course Coordinator & Instructor
  Chief Darryl McAllister (retired), Union City Police Department