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Episode: Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills
Description: Officials at the University of Chicago Crime Lab’s Policing Leadership Academy brought members of The Second City, Chicago’s storied improv theater, to teach police leaders the more diverse skills found in improv exercises—like thinking on your feet, reserving judgment and fully listening.
The academy, a workshop taught over five months, tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.
The skills might not apply to all policing situations in the field, but being a better listener or learning to take a breath before responding can make for better leader...