The first study sought to comprehend the
procedures, regulations, and customs related to policing
leadership development. This article is divided into two
parts. The first section reviews the literature on
leadership and leadership development in policing
settings. In addition to a large growth in theoretical and
empirical study into leadership development over the
past three decades, this review demonstrates a significant
scholarly focus on leadership. The importance of context
for leadership development in settings with a corporate
ambiance is highlighted by a review of the literature. The
focus of the second portion is the literature that has
already been written about leadership and leadership
development in police. An overview of the police context,
leadership, and leadership development in policing will
be provided in the following parts. The section
emphasizes how crucial it is for police to have formal
training and mentorship, as well as "on-the-job"
experiences. It has been emphasized how crucial it is to
improve police officers' leadership development there
has only been a very little amount of theoretical research
done in this area. Notably, a small number of literature
reviews on police leadership development have not found
any empirical data. The significance of creating effective
leaders in police organizations has gotten little attention,
despite the significant scholarly focus on leadership
development in corporate settings. The peculiar
demands of policing are sometimes disregarded when
discussing the issue of specific leadership requirements
due to the paucity of study on police leadership. This
discrepancy also indicates that we still lack a thorough
understanding of how the features of policing motivate
the demand for specialized methods of training police
leaders. By first examining how senior officers develop
the art of leadership in policing setting.
Keywords : Police, Leadership, Policing Context, Leadership Development, Leadership Management, Leadership Theories, Approaches to Leadership, Leadership Development Framework.