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"Even more than other change-management processes, design thinking requires active and effective leadership to keep efforts on a path to success.
"Ten focus groups with 38 young people, aged 18 to 22 years and from diverse backgrounds, were conducted to understand young people’s perceptions of the firefighter role, their understanding of the skills needed, and the sources of information contribut
"In this review, the authors discuss various sources of operational and organizational stress in policing, identify a number of promising wellness practices and strategies, and argue for the need for strong leadership among police executives to lead the
Last week executive members of the AFP, New Zealand Police, Fiji Police Force and Tonga Police met at AIPM to sign a MoU to demonstrate their commitment to targeting the scourge of organised crime across the Pacific.
This month we welcome our 2019 Visiting Fellows - bringing a wealth of contemporary industry knowledge and experience to our programs.
"Amy Edmondson, professor at Harvard Business School, first identified the concept of psychological safety in work teams in 1999. Since then, she has observed how companies with a trusting workplace perform better.
Ten years after Black Saturday, the traumatised survivors reveal how they found the strength to recover from the worst bushfire disaster in Australian history.
Congratulations to the AIPM Alumni recognised in this years Australia Day 2019 Honours List
"We all want to be safe, and our safety is intertwined, says Tracie Keesee, cofounder of the Center for Policing Equity.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has released an independent review into its workplace policies, practices and procedures to address bullying and harassment, which has clearly highlighted a need for change. Chief Executive Rhys Jones says the review was c
The annual Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia.
Chapter 6: Police Services.
"Yuval Harari’s latest book builds upon his previous two, Homo Sapiens and Homo Deus. Harari is an historian, but this book is about modern philosophy.
New research paper, published by the Lancet, out today by AIPM's Victoria Herrington, Auke van Dijk, Nick Crofts, Robert Breunig, Scott Burris, Helen Sullivan, John Middleton, Susan Sherman, Nicholas Thomson
"A culture conducive to innovation is not only good for a company’s bottom line. It also is something that both leaders and employees value in their organizations.
Over recent years, the Asia–Pacific maritime security environment has become increasingly complex.
Do we ever really get the chance to consciously step back and look at the environments we’ve created for ourselves or whether we are simply stuck in a repetitive cycle of constant fire fighting, where we haven’t the time to look at how we’re living or see if there are opportunities to possibly do things differently?
I was last in Mumbai 16 years ago.
"Police managers earned legitimacy primarily through being foremost among equals.
Almost 2500 years ago Heraclitus wrote,
No man ever steps into the same river twice,
For its not the same river, and he’s not the same man.
Now I sit at the headwaters of a river I have paddled four times before.
"To succeed as a firefighter, stereotypically masculine traits like brawn and courage are simply not enough. Firefighters also need the intellectual, social, and emotional skills required to deliver medical emergency aid, support each other through trau
"This report uses scenario analysis to examine one such future: a world where cyberspace is fragmented in the year 2024.
"In the public sector, policy makers are beginning to take action.
"This study looks at a Smart Policing Initiative (SPI) implemented by the Winnipeg Police Service. Line officers and management personnel were interviewed to determine how they dealt with the implementation of SPI.
"This short video case study explores how the process worked, and what factors led to it being widely considered a success.
The APS Imagining the Future project commissioned the Boston Consulting Group to look at the megatrends with the biggest impact on the Australian public service and use those trends to develop possible future scenarios.
"The report highlights the changing APS context and the need to adapt to ensure fitness-for-purpose into the future.
AIPM was tasked by the police force in Vanuatu to develop a leadership program for their middle managers.
I like to think that Buckminster Fuller and I would have been friends. Fuller once said that “there is nothing in the caterpillar that tells you it will be a butterfly”, beautifully illustrating the challenge – and opportunity – of complexity.
This report is based on a survey of AHRI members conducted in July – August 2018 in association with the Australian Human Rights Commission.
"Large-scale police reforms in the Netherlands and Scotland were accompanied by transitions in police leadership.
"The aim of this article was to investigate how police investigation leaders learn leadership and whether the facilitation of learning activities and learning methods might bridge the well-known gap between teaching and learning leadership.
"One of Victoria’s most senior judges has warned the current media reporting and political rhetoric around crime committed by people from South Sudanese backgrounds in Melbourne is “dangerous” and “skewed”.
There’s no foolproof way to know if someone’s verbally telling lies, but scientists have developed a tool that seems remarkably accurate at judging written falsehoods.
"The future of policing presents both challenge and opportunity as advances in technology continue to influence how we interact as a society.
The general pattern of evidence is positive, suggesting that police-led diversion reduces the future delinquent behavior of low-risk youth relative to traditional processing.
"The better angels of our nature” is a phrase from Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address and was a plea to the American population to avoid what became the American Civil War.
Body Worn Cameras are spreading worldwide, under the assumption that police performance, conduct, accountability, and legitimacy, in the eyes of the public, are enhanced as a result of using these devices.
"Detective Inspector Mike Newman talks to me about his work introducing evidence-based policing to the Queensland Police Service in Australia, and the ways they have succeeded in embedding evidence-based practice into their agency."
Although crime rates across the country are near all-time lows, each state faces a unique combination of public safety challenges, including increasing crime rates in some communities, growing numbers of people who have mental illnesses entering county
Evidence-based policy making is a phrase everyone likes to use with no agreed standard of what it actually is.
Last week I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop to revitalize and renew an organisations’ diversity and inclusion networks.
We know mindfulness is at play in high reliability organisations such as public safety organisations but we know little about how this is achieved by individuals. Amy Graher, Layla Jane Branicki and AIPM 2018 Professor in Residence Keith Grint took a look into how “U.S. navy seals build capacity for mindfulness”.https://doi.org/10.5465/amd.2014.0146
The aim of this strategy is to: Describe Victoria Police’s counter terrorism response via the core focus areas of Prevention, Protection, Disruption and Response; Identify those activities and actions, current and future, that will support each of these
"Having read Quiet Leadership I was struck by both the simplicity with which David Rock tells a story and the significance of the story that he tells.
Based on an extensive review of the literature, interviews with representatives from all state and territory police agencies and a range of non-policing agencies, and a review of existing data sources, this report describes the data that are currently a
Graphic recorder, Sarah Firth, creates a visual interpretation of the concept of complexity.
Watch this video of Keith Grint speaking at the 2013 Management and Leadership Conference in Titanic Belfast
Last week's Frontline program wrapped up with a reflection on what had been learned and gained from the particpant's week at AIPM.
"Gaining a true understanding of who your top talent is and what your most critical roles are is a challenging task. Executives often use hierarchy, relationships, or intuition to make these determinations.
"The United States is experiencing a human capital crisis at all levels of government.
Australian Institute of Police Management built the AIPM Online app as a Free app. This SERVICE is provided by Australian Institute of Police Management at no cost and is intended for use as is.
"Our initial evidence base for evaluating the degree to which ESOs have changed in the manner anticipated is to review annual reports and strategic and other plans of these organisations in Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia.
"This study analyses the question of whether the existing frameworks are useful to the police of Baden-Württemberg in Germany to successfully implement part-time leadership positions. This was done by a qualitative semi-structured interview study.
The Global Risks Report 2018 is published at a time of encouraging headline global growth.
"This article describes the police intelligence division-of-labour.
"Public sector innovation does not happen by itself: problems need to be identified, and ideas translated into projects that can be tested, implemented and shared.
The Police Foundation and Perpetuity Research completed a two-year study which focused on understanding the impact of serious organised crime in local communities and how this threat is tackled locally. Some of the most harmful crimes are unacknowledged
Former U.S. Brigadier General and current Harvard Lecturer, Dr Dana Born, discusses her Authentic Leadership sessions and how they will transform your leadership style and your ability to accept and meet new challenges.
The International Association of Women Police Conference is underway in Calgary where AIPM's Abby McLeod and Angela Workman-Stark are presenting their research and experiences in diversity, inclusion, and intersectionality.
"How can data analysis be implemented in a way that provides value to police department managers and patrol officers delivering service? This article examines the start-up of a crime analysis unit in a large, Midwest police department in 2015.
Out of all the Muslims in Australia, only a very small number become radicalised. What sets those individuals apart from the rest of Australia’s Islamic community, and puts them on a path toward extremism and potential violence?
Information on upcoming programs, research, blogs and articles of interest.
"Policing assistance within an international mission environment is widely recognised as being complex and fraught with challenges.
Speaking of female leadership, I am a great believer of statistics and evidence to prove that we are achieving our aims or making a difference.
The report finds that a range of changes are required to make forces fit to fight digital crime. Different parts of the workforce will need to change in different ways (see Figure 1).
The objective of this audit was to examine the effectiveness of the Australian Federal Police in managing employee mental health. To form a conclusion against the audit objective, the ANAO adopted the following high level criteria: Has the AFP implement
The handbook helps you take a structured approach to using evidence at every stage of the policy and programme development cycle.
The reality is that the science of criminal investigations is changing rapidly, and many law enforcement agencies are not prepared for the changes that are taking place. This report is a wake-up call for the policing profession.
Our latest study of diversity in the workplace, Delivering through diversity, reaffirms the global relevance of the link between diversity—defined as a greater proportion of women and a more mixed ethnic and cultural composition in the leadership of lar
This paper uses the perspective of senior police leaders to explore the “blame culture” within policing and its impact on the aspiration to become a “self-reforming sector”. The paper argues that contemporary police cultures, and approaches to failure,
In recent decades, policy makers and legislators in Australian states and territories have developed and implemented initiatives to manage antisocial behaviour in public housing environments.
The failure rate of government transformations is far too high.
Literature from a policing background will be reviewed to discover the positive impacts and benefits attached to its use, the potential obstacles to its implantation, and how lessons from one agency may be of benefit to others.
"Analysis and synthesis of the evidence identified three broad capabilities, each with three sub-capabilities important in incident management.
"Research has demonstrated that alcohol misuse has a significant impact on police time and resources, the health sector and the Australian community more broadly.
"The Futures Toolkit provides a set of tools to help embed long-term strategic thinking within the policy process, and explains how to ensure they have real impact. It is intended for policy officials and analysts across government."
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Journal of Criminological Research Policy and Practice
Police Science: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Evidence Based Policing, Vol 1(1), p 13-18
AIPM Deputy Director, Amanda McCormick, is currently at Cambridge University for the 11th International Conference on Evidence Based Policing. This year the university’s Institute of Criminology, in association with the Society for Evidence Based Policing, are discussing the theme “Transforming Police Outcomes With Research”.
“The scale and complexity associated with the coordinated response to natural disasters inevitably produce human errors. However, little is known about the frequency and distribution of human error at different levels of coordination during disasters.
"Significant disaster and emergency management events are invariably followed by formal post-event inquiries and reviews.
"Anyone engaged in policymaking knows that it’s a complex business. But how often do policymakers take the time to think about the number of complex systems that have a bearing on their work?
“This is the report of a day-long Australia21/FearLess roundtable exploring better ways of preventing the debilitating mental consequences of traumatic stress and improving mental health outcomes for front-line first responder personnel.
“As the types of skills needed in the labour market change rapidly, individual workers will have to engage in life-long learning if they are to achieve fulfilling and rewarding careers.
Find resources from these Australian and international public safety organisations promoting research in our sector.
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This week our Deputy Director, Amanda McCormick, was in Asan, South Korea at the 21st INTERPOL Police Training Symposium. Fantastic to see over 50 countries represented discussing issues such as “Law Enforcement Education as a System”.
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Our programs cover all stages of the continuous professional development journey – from those aspiring to leadership roles to seasoned executives within public safety and law enforcement organisations. We understand the challenges of the law enforcement and public safety environment and the organisational capabilities needed to succeed in today’s fast changing landscape. This allows us to deliver programs that produce more effective individuals, better organisations and a broader knowledge of the profession.
"Effective risk management is essential to good governance, and supports staff at all levels to make informed judgements and decisions.
“There is no single leadership trait that guarantees success in any profession, but there is, based on my experience, one that many of the best leaders share: a fierce commitment to objectivity.
“There has been a long standing debate in this country about the role of the police. Indeed in the shadow of the Sheehy Inquiry in the 1990s the Police Foundation carried out its own independent review into the role and responsibilities of the police.
Authored by: Victoria Herrington* and Andrew Colvin**
Public Safety Leadership: Research Focus
Author: Dr Abby McLeod
The 45th James Smart Memorial Lecture, Scottish International Policing Conference 2017
Presented by: Dr Victoria Herrington, Director Knowledge, AIPM
Abby McLeod, Victoria Herrington
International Journal of Emergency Services
Vol. 6 No. 3, 2017
Amanda Louise Lizier, (School of Education, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, Australia)
This paper outlines an empirical study which investigated the question: How do professionals experience work and learning in complex adaptive organisations?
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Police leadership: An Australasian Commentary.
Policing: A journal of policy and practice, 10(1).
Herrington, V. (2016)
Research at AIPM is undertaken to contribute to the understanding of the unique challenges faced by the public safety sector.
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Evidence based policing continues to be an important area of discussion among police organisations across the world, and parallels are often drawn with medicine as a means to describe how a profession can be enhanced through a commitment to evidence bas
There continues to be much debate about the value of research to policing.
Yesterday I attempted to write a short article about securitisation. The topic seemed too conceptual and remote. Why would anyone be interested?
"The purpose of this paper is to explore Australian police officers’ perceptions of unethical conduct scenarios with the aim of understanding unwillingness to report infractions.
The Yearbook “is a comprehensive resource for academics and policymakers to build on their knowledge of counterterrorism developments in countries and regions around world. Each chapter in the Yearbook is written by internationally renowned subject matt
Implications for policy and research
“It is the role of the digital investigator to bring cybercriminals to justice.
“The purpose of this paper is to examine the 22-month life of a three-officer specialized Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) within one mid-sized municipal police agency.
“The purpose of this paper is to explore the ethical perspectives of leadership humility.
“By serving community members and building trust, police advance their core mission of providing public safety, because community members are more likely to report crime and talk to the police about what’s happening in their neighborhoods when they know
“The purpose of this paper is twofold. The first goal is to conduct a cross-national examination of law enforcement officer attitudes about domestic violence (DV) by comparing officer attitudes in the USA to officer attitudes in Australia.
“Group interventions for domestically violent (DV) offenders can provide good investment returns to tax payers and government by reducing demand on scarce criminal justice system resources.
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Designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of women leaders, this program uses the concept of balance to explore the unique challenges for women in achieving roles of influence and responsibility in public safety organisations.
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In 2019 our Visiting Fellows are drawn from the Australian Federal Police, NSW Police, Queensland Police, South Australia Police, Victoria Police, Western Australia Police and Hong Kong Police.
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