The Law Enforcement Management Certificate within the Certified Public Manager Program

Individuals in law enforcement may desire a Law Enforcement Management (LEM) Certificate rather than a Certified Public Manager (CPM) designation. UW-Madison's Governmental Affairs Unit offers the LEM Certificate within the CPM Program. Individuals may work towards the CPM with a law enforcement focus, or they may choose to pursue only the LEM Certificate.

Individuals may count either general CPM classes or law enforcement management classes toward the LEM Certificate.

To receive a certificate, an individual must:

Complete an application and pay an application fee ($50)

Complete the following required courses:
1. Management Assessment (CPM) or Assessing Your Police Management (LEM)
2. Management Profession (CPM) or Policing in Wisconsin (LEM)
3. Strategic Planning (CPM) or Strategic Planning in Policing (LEM)
4. Ethics (CPM) or Ethics in Policing (LEM)
5. Supervising Supervisors (CPM) or Supervising in Policing (LEM)
6. Leadership (CPM) or Leadership and Discipline (LEM)
7. Problem Analysis and Problem Solving (CPM)
8. Productivity and Quality Improvement (CPM)

Complete 15 days of elective courses, three days in each of the following elective course areas: quantitative methods, public policy, organizational management, resource management and personnel management.

Individuals who complete all coursework then undertake an applied project. Successful completion of the project leads to the Law Enforcement Management Certificate.

Individuals who wish to continue in the CPM Program after receiving the LEM must complete a comprehensive written review of the classes they have taken. To receive a CPM, they will then complete all coursework (but not the applied project) in Phase III of the CPM Program.

The CPM Program also offers comprehensive Law Enforcement Management Programs. Currently, the Marathon County Sheriff's Department is co-sponsoring a program in Wausau, and the City of Franklin is hosting a program. Both programs are two-day a month programs geared specifically for those in leadership or command positions in law enforcement. Completion of a program earns the full Wisconsin Certified Public Manager (CPM) designation.

Also of interest:

Open-enrollment workshops: Through the Department of Professional Development and Applied Studies(PDAS) we offer one-day classes in selected police management topics. For information on current upcoming workshops, please visit the Police and Legal Issues area in the PDAS website.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice

US Bureau of Justice Statistics

For more information on the Law Enforcement Management Certificate Program, hosted or sponsored law enforcement management programs, or the CPM Program, please contact: Dr. Susan Paddock, Director, Wisconsin CPM Program: 608/262-2576; e-mail: spaddock@wisc.edu.

For more information about the WCPM program call Robbi Dreifuerst at 608-262-3830. Send us an e-mail to join our mailing list.

WCPM is a program of the
Department of Professional Development & Applied Studies
610 Langdon St., Rm. 313.....Madison WI 53703
Phone: 608-263-2088 or .....(800) 442-4617
Fax: 608-265-2329.....E-mail: pdas@dcs.wisc.edu

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