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125th Police Management Development Program Completed
Between 4th March 2013 and 22nd March 2013, the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) hosted the 125th Police Management Development Program (PMDP 125). Successful completion of a PDMP results in participants being awarded a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Policing and Emergency Services). The PMDP program provides participants an opportunity to reflect upon their own leadership styles and experiences and to focus on their professional and personal development. PMDP 125 saw participants from most Australian police jurisdictions and members of our international law enforcement community from Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption, New Zealand Police and Indonesia National Police.<read more>
International Colloquium on Organisational and Procedural Justice
On Friday 12th October the AIPM held an International Colloquium on Organisational and Procedural Justice. This event bought leading academics from Australia, the UK and the US together with high ranking police from across Australia to discuss the extant research on organisational and procedural justice, and specifically the implications for policing. <click for more details>
Professor Mike Hough - Police in Times of Austerity - Seminar
Professor in Residence Mike Hough delivered a seminar to AIPM alumni on Wednesday 17th October, which examined the impact that budget cuts in the UK were having on British policing. In particular Mike’s seminar noted that recent years had seen an unprecedented increase in police numbers alongside dramatic reductions in crime. Reasons for the drop in the crime rate were discussed. To view a video of Mike’s seminar, please click here
AIPM Alumni Webinar now available Online.
On Wednesday the 10th October the AIPM held its first alumni webinar, presented by Professor Mike Hough, who was visiting the AIPM as the inaugural Professor in Residence. Mike is a Professor of criminal policy at Birkbeck, University of London, and founder and co-director of the Institute for Criminal Policy Research, also at Birkbeck. In his webinar Mike considered the risks and opportunities associated with the new Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) scheme operating in the UK as of November 15th 2012. To listen to a recording of Mike's webinar, please click here.
Truth in Justice, Legitimacy and Compliance with the Law Seminar
This seminar, on Monday 15th October, will present the results of a large-scale empirical test of procedural justice theory in 26 European countries. A team based largely at LSE, Oxford and Birkbeck has used the fifth round of the European Social Survey (ESS) to test an elaboration of procedural justice theory which combines ideas from the work of Tom Tyler and David Beetham.
The ESS is an academically driven survey with around 50,000 respondents. In each round there are 'rotating modules' for which researcher can bid, and we were successful in winning space for questions on trust in justice. Our analysis shows that in most countries covered by the ESS public trust in the fairness of justice institutions supports public belief in their legitimacy, which in turn promotes cooperation and compliance with the law. The study has important implications about the quality of treatment received by the public from police and courts officials. <click for more details>
123rd Police Management Development Program Completed
From 2 July 2012 to 20 July 2012, the Australian Institute of Police Management (AIPM) hosted the 123rd Police Management Development Program (PDMP 123). The successful completion of a PDMP results in participants being awarded a Graduate Certificate in Applied Management (Policing and Emergency Services). Moreover, the 3 week residential component of the program is where participants are exposed to a variety of ideas, philosophies and experiences focussed on leadership, as well as their personal and professional development. Of note is the fact that in a safe and honest environment, participants are afforded an opportunity to reflect, explore and learn more about themselves and their own leadership styles. <read more>
AFAC ELP 2012 Completed
The 2012 Australasian Fire and Emergency Services Executive Leadership Program (AFAC ELP 2012) was conducted at the Australian Institute of Police Management from 17 June 2012 to 29 June 2012. The program participants and Visiting Fellows came from various state and jurisdictional agencies including Fire, State Emergency Services, Australian Tax Office, Australian Defence Forces, police and ambulance. Jurisdictional representation also included personnel from Hong Kong and New Zealand.<read more>
Leadership in Public Event and Crisis Management Program
Last week the AIPM delivered its inaugural "Leadership in Public Event and Crisis Management Program". The program was delivered to 24 participants from Singapore Home Team Academy as part of their Senior Command and Staff Course. The program focused on the leadership aspects of successfully managing public event and crisis situations. Presenters from the AIPM discussed a range of theoretical approaches which were then further explored by operational leaders from the AFP, Victorian Police, NSW Police and NSW SES. <read more>
AIPM Presentations at the Australasian LIbraries in the Emergency Sector (ALIES) Conference
Dr Victoria Herrington (Director of Research and Learning), Connie Coniglio (Library Manager) and Eke Woldring (Reference Librarian) recently attended the 21st annual ALIES Conference hosted by the Australian Emergency Management Institute (AEMI, within the Attorney-General's Department) in Mt Macedon, Victoria. The theme of the conference this year was Reading between the Lines : Libraries and Disaster Resilience. This theme represented the convergence of two significant national initiatives: the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) recent endorsement of the National Strategy for Disaster Resilience; and the National Year of Reading 2012. Dr Herrington was an invited speaker and discussed the issues around engaging police practitioners with policing research, and the role of Librarians in promoting the research literature to the policing and emergency sectors. Victoria's paper is now available from this link. Ms Woldring was a panel member looking at client services and did a presentation on systematic reviews in policing. The power point presentation is available from this link.
AIPM ALUMNI WORKSHOP - Enhancing Police Leadership: Developing More Effective Leaders and Leadership
(4th May 2012, 9am-12.30pm. AIPM Common Heath Room)
Though leaders and leadership are of central importance in police organisations, officers frequently lament that they do not see effective leadership on a routine basis. Given the changes confronting policing on a global scale, this perceived lack of leadership has serious consequences. Historically, most police agencies, particularly in the United States, have failed to adequately develop leaders. Compounding this situation is the tendency for policing scholars to overlook the study of leadership in favour of assessments of supervisory influence, management style, and administrative aptitude.<read more> <Alumni Flyer>
122nd Police Management Development Program Completed
The first Police Management Development Program (PMDP) for 2012 took place from 12-30 March in the recently renovated AIPM in Manly, NSW. A diverse group of 35 participants from 9 countries took part including police from the Cook Islands Police Service, Hong Kong ICAC, Mexican Federal Police, New Zealand Police, Ottawa Police, Singapore Police Force, SOCA-UK, Tuvalu Police Service, joined by local from AFP, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia and Corrections NSW. <read more>
121st Police Management Development Program Completed
The 121st Police Management Development Program (PMDP) took place from Monday 21 November 2011 to Friday 9 December 2011 at the AIPM, North Head, Manly, NSW. This much anticipated event saw the first program being conducted at the refurbished AIPM facilities at Collins Beach. It was also sadly the last program attended by Executive Director Tom Rogers in that role who has since taken up a senior position in the Australian Electoral Commission. <read more>
AIPM and the University of Melbourne to auspice The First International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health
The AIPM is working with the University of Melbourne through its Nossal Institute for Global Health and School of Population Health to auspice The First International Conference on Law Enforcement and Public Health.<read more>
Research Paper on Collaborative Leadership Published
The AIPM recently collaborated with the National Security College (Australian National University), Department of Defence Command and Staff College and the Australian Emergency Management Institute, to produce an occasional research paper on collaborative leadership in the education sector. Titled 'An Idea in Good Currency', Dr Rodger Shanahan of the National Security College investigated the importance of collaborative leadership within the national security community in Australia and the impetus for increased shared understanding of the requirement for collaborative leadership across our key learning institutions. <read more>