This 15-credit, twelve-week program is widely recognized as one of the leading long-term management schools in the country.  Students learn the latest skills and practices essential for leading 21st century public safety organizations.  Topics include ethical leadership, personnel law, applied research, complex decision-making and public management.

This 20-day executive education program prepares the next generation of police leaders to take on command-level responsibilities.  The program is delivered by NC State faculty and a core team of highly successful police chiefs.  Topics include social media, strategic management, ethics, emergening technologies and policing strategies, media relations, communications and organizational culture among others.     ​

The lab conducts actionable research to assist public safety executives to navigate through the budgetary, political, social, and technological challenges confronting their organizations.