The Forefront of Law Enforcement Management &
Leadership Education

The Northwestern School of Police Staff & Command (SPSC) is an intensive leadership and management education program that helps prepare experienced law enforcement professionals for success in senior command positions. 

Since its inception in 1983, law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. and around the globe have recognized the important impact a SPSC education makes on their leadership and management teams. Through an innovative combination of academic principles with practical applications, the SPSC curriculum zeroes in on such critical command-level content as planning and policies, media relations, organizational behavior, budgeting and resource allocation, human resources, contemporary policing, and more.

"This was life-changing training. I told my chief that I have been on the job as a supervisor for 15 years and feel I just saw the playbook."  — Russ Matson, SPSC #568, Deputy Director of Administrative Services, Naperville (IL) Police Department

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SPSC Opens Doors to More

  • More career advancement and options! SPSC is a preferred qualifier on command staff resumés.
  • More networking opportunities! SPSC graduates number more than 21,000 — including nearly 800 currently active chiefs & sheriffs.
  • More professional resources from a one-of-a-kind learning experience.

Signature Logos for SPSC Graduates

If you are a graduate of the School of Police Staff & Command and would like to incorporate a SPSC  logo customized with your class number into your email signature, please download and complete the logo request form.
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