CHICAGO -- Three dozen police captains pair off in a Chicago conference room to play a game: They must start a sentence with the last word their partner used.

The University of Chicago Crime Lab's Policing Leadership Academy tackles some serious topics like how to make data-driven decisions or how to help officers handle on-the-job trauma.

Comedy and crime fighting join forces for police learning leadership skills by: CLAUDIA LAUER, Associated Press Posted: Jun 23, 2025 / 09:26 AM CDT Updated: Jun 23, 2025 / 09:31 AM CDT ...

The Policing Leadership Academy’s creators believe those skills can also help meet their goals to increase community engagement, improve officer morale and ultimately reduce violent crime.