In September of 1997 the School of Management initiated an
undergraduate program in Law Enforcement Leadership. This Program has attracted
law enforcement professionals from throughout Northern California. Since
its inception, over 170 working professionals have received their Bachelor’s
Degree from USF. Sixty two of these individuals have received the Lieutenant Barbara Hammerman Memorial Scholarship, which assists officers returning to college.
USF
is now making the Law Enforcement Leadership Program directly available
to Bay Area law enforcement personnel and their agencies. Since 2008, cohorts have started the program at
the San Francisco Police academy.
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Criminal Justice Leadership Advisory Board
To broaden our service to the criminal justice community, the International
Institute of Criminal Justice Leadership was established in April 2001.
The Institute formalized and expanded the law enforcement leadership
training that the University had been involved in for over 50 years.
The broader mission of the Institute is to facilitate training and research
for leaders in the various disciplines of the criminal justice system,
and to focus on the ethical leadership strategies.
The
Institute currently co-sponsors an annual symposium on “Visionary
Management in Law Enforcement” with the San Francisco Police
Department. USF hosts the event on our San Francisco campus. The next
symposium, scheduled for January 7 and 8, 2013, will be our seventeenth annual event. In the past we have had many distinguished speakers
including Father Edward Malloy, President of the University of
Notre Dame; Chief Bill Bratton of the LAPD; Chief Bill Lansdowne of the
San Diego PD; Chief Greg Suhr of the SFPD; Chief Howard Jordan of the Oakland PD; Sheriff Laurie Smith of the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office;
Sheriff Mike Hennessey of the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office; Governor Jerry Brown; POST Executive Director Paul
Cappitelli; and the Director of the Federal Office of Community Oriented Police Services, Bernard Melekian.
In 2012, the Institute hosted our most successful symposium. The topic was "Unique Leadership Challenges: Major Events, Disasters, and Terrorism." The Institute recently co-hosted a conference
on "Human Trafficking" with United States Attorney, Joseph Russoniello and the
San Francisco Police Department, as well as a conference on "Juvenile Justice." In June 2006 the Institute hosted
a panel of inquiry on Discipline in the San Francisco Police
Department. The recommendations were well received, and the media coverage
was favorable. We have also collaborated on community outreach programs
in San Francisco’s
African-American community, and with Red Flags Help, a non-profit that
trains educators
in identifying
teenage
depression.
The Institute has the benefit of an advisory board made up of distinguished
leaders from the law enforcement community. The Institute is expanding
its programs and participation to other agencies in the criminal justice
system to include a more international audience.
International Institute of Criminal Justice Leadership
University of San Francisco
School of Management, Room 220
281 Masonic Avenue, San Francisco CA
94118-4416
(415)422-2884
Anthony D Ribera, Ph.D., Director
ribera@usfca.edu
