New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly
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New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly saluted the police department’s longstanding relationship with Columbia in a June 9 keynote address at the 30th anniversary celebration of the Institute for Not-for-Profit Management (INM), a division of the Graduate School of Business. Kelly devoted most of his talk to underscoring the benefits of the NYPD-INM partnership, but he also answered questions on topics ranging from weapons control to the crime rate to the shortage of police officers.
“The police department is facing enormous challenges today,” said Kelly. “The need for well trained, highly skilled, strong management personnel has never been more essential.”
The biggest challenge the NYPD currently faces, according to Kelly, is the push to hire an additional 800 officers despite lower starting salaries due to citywide budget cuts. Starting salaries for officers are $25,100, down 40 percent from one year ago, he said.
For the past 18 years, INM has operated the Police Management Institute (PMI) to train and develop leadership and management skills among New York City’s finest. Kelly commended the University and the unique program, noting its positive impact on the largest police force in the nation.
“The top-notch management training provided by INM to a generation of emerging leaders has reinforced the culture of good governance across the board,” said Kelly. “That, in return,” he continued, “has led to more effective, responsible use of tax dollars and charitable contribution. The result is a better New York and a stronger America.”
INM, whose clients include the Robin Hood Foundation, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and United Neighborhood Houses of New York, provides training and development programs to mid-level and senior-level managers. The institute’s graduate-level executive education programs aim to meet current and existing development needs and challenges faced by individual agencies so that when participants go back to work, they have an immediate plan of action to address their core issues.
In addition to custom programs such as the one with the NYPD, INM also runs programs for executive leaders, middle management, and smaller nonprofit agencies. It also partners with Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) to provide a six-week, advanced management curriculum for senior officers of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). |
