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Deputy Chief Michael Rein (Ret.)
For more than 22 years, Michael J. Rein served as a trusted member of the Rutgers University Department of Public Safety; retiring in 2022 as the deputy chief of University Police. The Rutgers University Police Department is comprised of more than 180 sworn and 340 non-sworn employees. As deputy chief, he was primarily responsible for…
Read MoreChief Richard W. Myers (Ret.)
Chief (retired) Richard “Rick” Myers has more than 45 years serving in public safety, beginning as a street officer in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He has served as a police officer, public safety officer, deputy sheriff, and medical examiner investigator. Since his first chief of police appointment in 1984, he has served as a…
Read MoreChief Wayne Jerman (Ret.)
Wayne Jerman recently retired as police chief of the Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Police Department. He was sworn in as the city’s 43rd police chief on October 29, 2012. Before his leadership position in Cedar Rapids, Jerman was an officer with the Montgomery County, Maryland, Department of Police for 33 years. Jerman focused the majority of…
Read MoreChief Ken Clary
Ken Clary was sworn in as the police chief in Bellevue, Nebraska, (the third largest city in the state) on September 1, 2020. As chief he oversees a department of approximately 111 sworn and 15 civilian personnel. Prior to that Ken worked for the Iowa State Patrol from 1994 to 2020. Throughout his career with…
Read MorePartnerships
Home › You searched for calea › Page 2 Partnerships The National Policing Institute has long recognized that to improve policing through innovation and science, effective partnerships and collaboration with other organizations, entities, and institutions are necessary. To that end, the National Policing Institute has enjoyed partnerships with many entities over the years, from the…
Read MoreRichard Haake
Richard (Rick) Haake is a Regional Manager supporting NPI’s international work in Mexico. Rick has worked in law enforcement for over 40 years, having progressed through the ranks of officer, sergeant, lieutenant, deputy chief, and acting chief. Rick also worked for CALEA, Inc., first as an Assessor and then as a Team Leader. Rick retired…
Read MoreLorena Singer
Lorena Singer has been with the National Policing Institute (NPI) since January 2019 where she is the Assistant Director of International Programs. In her position, Ms. Singer works on grant projects awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with the purpose of increasing the professionalism of…
Read MoreAlonso Mendez
Alonso Ulises Mendez joined the National Policing Institute (NPI) in August 2019 as a Regional Manager. In his role, Mr. Mendez works on grant projects awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) with the purpose of increasing the professionalism of Mexican criminal justice agencies. Mr. Mendez’s…
Read MoreWhat Chiefs Can Do Today About Impending Officer Shortages
In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, many leaders are coping with the impact of officers in their organization being on quarantine, hospitalized, or simply calling in sick. This is occurring against a backdrop in which many agencies are struggling to achieve full staffing. The forecast from many police futurists, however, is that this situation…
Read MorePolicing is a relationship driven business
Somewhere along the journey of providing our officers with better tools, better training, increasing their safety and protection and access through advanced technologies of real-time information, we forgot about a basic reality: All policing is done through relationships. It is just as important that we provide training and tools to maximize relationship building as it…
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