$15 Million Fund Bets Leadership Training Can Improve Chicago Policing
Research on past management interventions found they led to a 21% drop in shootings with no increase in overall arrests or use of force.
A Chicago police officer outside the United Center ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August, 2024.
Photographer: Victor J. Blue/BloombergA $15 million gift will establish a five-year leadership academy for Chicago police officers, the latest philanthropic effort by the city’s top civic and business leaders to reduce violent crime.
The academy, which would be the first in the nation for a major police department, would focus on giving targeted training to officers when they’re promoted into leadership roles within the department, making sure they know how to make data-informed decisions, collaborate with the local community and maintain officer morale and accountability.