Upadhyay, Shashi Kant and Shrivastava, Shikha

Demystifying the police leadership - The Indian Police Journal - 68(4), Oct-Dec, 2021: p.38-45

The article attempts to throw some light on police leadership, and the various functions a police leader has to perform. The article attempts to understand what challenges a police officer as a leader has to face, and how he overcomes those challenges. The challenge is not just from one front, or does not have a “one size fits all” strategy. To be an effective leader he has to not just be an exceptional leader in policing but needs to be a good mentor and counselor as well, since the subordinates may at times get overwhelmed with the extent of work and associated challenges. The paper has briefly highlighted many such roles a police leader has to and must play. – Reproduced


Police, Police leadership, Leadership, Emotional intelligence, Level 5 leader.