The NJ Police Chief Magazine Volume 26, Number 1 | Page 8
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Breaking the Cycle of Mediocrity
COURSE OVERVIEW
This presentation was inspired by a quote taken from the forward of the Rampart Commission Report as written by
Chief Ross Swope: "The leading cause of police misconduct in America today is mediocrity." He specifically defines
mediocrity as the failure to hold people accountable, laziness, excessive tolerance, and a lack of commitment.
THIS COURSE WILL EXPLAIN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY USE THE TOOLS AT YOUR DISPOSAL TO BREAK THE CYCLE:
Policy
Selection of Personnel
Training
Inspections
Supervision
Early Intervention
Discipline
Leadership
Chief Longo began his law enforcement career with the Baltimore
Police Department in 1981. In September of 1990, he was
reassigned to the Education and Training Division as the agency’s
primary law instructor. April of 1993, he assumed command of the
Department’s Special Investigation Section within the Internal
Investigation Division. His duties focused on the investigation of
Criminal wrongdoing within the department’s ranks.
Chief Longo (retired) served as Chief of Police for the City of
Charlottesville, Virginia until 2016. Longo is a graduate of Towson
University in Baltimore where he served as an Adjunct Professor.
He is a graduate of the University of Baltimore, School of Law.
Tim serves as an Expert Witness and regularly lectures across the
United States for the Legal and Liability Risk Management
Institute.
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