Self Registration
When and Where
  • May 18 - June 12, 2026
  • Virginia Beach EMS Training Facility
  • 4160 Virginia Beach Blvd.
  • Virginia Beach
  • Virginia
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Leadership in Police Organizations (LPO) is the flagship IACP leadership development training program. LPO is modeled after the training concept of dispersed leadership (“every officer a leader”) and delivers modern behavioral science concepts and theories uniquely tailored to the law enforcement environment.

The LPO program is a two-week training that takes place one week per month over the course of two consecutive months.

Week 1: May 18 - 22, 2026

Week 2: June 8 - 12, 2026

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

  • Understand and apply modern behavioral science and leadership theories that affect human motivation, satisfaction, and performance in the achievement of organizational goals 
  • Learn frameworks to translate knowledge and experience into effective leader actions
  • Integrate course content into daily leadership practices
  • Inspire a lifelong commitment to the study and practice of effective leadership