Leadership. Development. Both of these items deserve much attention in our organizations, and it can be quite clear that these efforts are not adequate in many circumstances. Put them together: Leader Development... you will have many officers recognize their agencies do a solid job, whereas for others it's an after thought, or only occurring when self-initiated.

Joining me in this leadership panel, my guests share much of what fuels their leadership philosophies, as well as training and educational perspectives and strategies to address this critical topic. As our industry does more with less (fewer officers, more junior leaders) a sound effort is imperative.

Joining me are Chief Jeffery Melchior and Capt. Mike Schentrup (ret). We talk about what's often missing, bad leaders, modeling, mentorship, and key character traits needed to ensure effectiveness.

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Chief Jeffery C. Melchior serves as the Chief of Police for the Louisiana Department of Transportation Police, a statewide law enforcement agency. A 22-year veteran of Louisiana law enforcement, Chief Melchior has served in a broad range of assignments, including uniform patrol, investigations, training, and administration. Chief Melchior can be reached at jeff.melchior@la.gov or
connected with on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/jeffery-c-melchior.

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Mike Schentrup is the founder and CEO of Advanced Police Concepts, which he started in 2016 after seeing a lack of quality investigative and leadership training for law enforcement professionals. Mike is a retired Captain from the Gainesville (FL) Police Department where he worked for 25 years. He can be reached at mike.schentrup@gmail.com.

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Many challenges in law enforcement can come down to our physical and experiential characteristics - such as age and gender. Some hurdles may exist externally, whereas others can be internal mechanisms- like “imposter syndrome” when being young or in a lower-represented demographic.

In this episode, I am joined by Jen Moss. We first connected through a recruiting webinar on Lexipol she helped set up. I have seen and shared poignant reflections she has shared on Police 1 and am glad to feature some of her experiences and lessons here.

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Jen Moss is a retired Lieutenant with over 21 years of experience in law enforcement, having served in patrol, investigations, emergency management, training and professional standards. She is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum's Senior Management Institute for Police (Class 76) and holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration with an emphasis in criminal justice, as well as a master’s in public administration, both from the University of Arizona. Jen is a mom/stepmom to 5 boys and the proud wife of a fire captain. She currently works as a marketing campaign manager with Lexipol.

https://www.lexipol.com/author/jen-moss/

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**(Part 2 of 2, make sure you listen to part 1 a couple eps. back!

Recruitment. Staffing. Hiring hurdles.. Still huge issues facing a significant portion of police departments across the nation. Although there are many difficult factors to contend with, in this episode, we cover how many agencies are missing on some basic things, and how to develop some winning strategies.

Joining me are two prior law enforcement officers with key insights and tips. We compare notes, and I share about some of my principles and lessons learned on what really moved the needle. We go around the "room" and talk about what any recruiter or agency can put in practice, even with little or no budget, rather than throw tens of thousands of dollars at vendors with no promise of ANYONE hired.

This is one you will want your recruiter, background investigators, line officers, HR, Civil Service, and frankly all management to listen in on- so don't forget to share it out!

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Tim Kucerovy, founder of Lumen Strategic Consulting, LLC, helps public safety leaders cut through inefficiency and complexity to get results. He blends law enforcement, higher education, and business expertise to deliver strategies that improve performance where it matters most.

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Tom was a Background Investigator and Recruiter at the Glendale Police Department in Glendale, Arizona before retiring after 20 years of police service in 2024 to focus on ‘For Cops’ Training, his online police training academy, with one goal in mind: change the future of police recruiting by helping you become the most knowledgeable, passionate, and powerful promoter of your agency in a way no one else possibly could come close to replicating by doing it for you.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sye/

https://www.forcopstraining.com/

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