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Law enforcement leaders are grappling with increasingly complex challenges in today’s polarized and charged society. Read strategies and best practices for maintaining public trust and upholding the rule of law from experienced law enforcement professionals and thought leaders.

Three months into its launch, the Center for Public Safety and Justice has shown the industry its limitless potential in empowering leaders to address today's challenges with innovation. Learn what the Center has accomplished in 2024 and what's in store for 2025.

Law enforcement agencies across the country face a dire challenge: attracting qualified candidates in a competitive and evolving job market. Learn successful recruitment strategies from this experienced industry expert.

UVA's National Criminal Justice Command College welcomes an inaugural spring cohort to meet rising demand. Learn more about this program and how it shapes public safety leaders.

General Robert B. Neller, Professor of Practice and 37th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (ret.) shares his thoughts on how technology can improve public safety when implemented thoughtfully and transparently.

Learn more about MPS Alum William McCraw's journey and advice he has for other students!

The UVA Public Safety team shares their key takeaways from the IACP 2024 conference in Boston, including technology's role in public safety, an openness to discussing officer safety and wellbeing, and other challenges and opportunities in the industry today.

Gordon Graham suggests that many tragedies could be averted if we flip the mirror and look inside our operations rather than placing the blame externally.

The new Center for Public Safety and Justice, part of UVA’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies, builds on the school’s long-standing public safety initiatives. Those include the Master of Public Safety degree program as well as partnerships with the FBI National Academy and the National Criminal Justice Command College.

Major Ryan Butler, Master of Public Safety alum, shares how he translate learning into action with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.