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.