Rural Executive Management Institute (REMI) Project
- One of the primary obstacles rural law
enforcement managers must overcome when they
accept a leadership position within their
community is a lack of management training
specific to their needs. Because crime has
typically been characterized as “urban,”
education and training programs in law
enforcement management often focus on issues
inherent to urban agencies. In reality, crime is
becoming increasingly prevalent in rural, remote
communities, and the training programs that have
targeted urban departments in the past cannot be
presented with the same effectiveness to rural
agencies.
The Rural Executive Management Institute (REMI) Project is a management education and training program designed to prepare rural law enforcement executives for the unique challenges they face as agency heads of small law enforcement agencies. The purpose of this program is to make training for rural law enforcement agencies both obtainable and affordable. It addresses a variety of management issues confronting rural law enforcement executives, while also providing them with a forum to discuss common problems and explore workable solutions. The format encourages participants to share ideas and build relationships with others in their field.
This intensive four-day course is provided at no cost to qualifying rural executives. (Participants are chosen from city police departments with a city population of 25,000 or less, or sheriffs’ offices with a county population of 50,000 or less.)
The current REMI training schedule is as follows: -
Rural Executive Management Institute Training May 20-24, 2012 Phoenix, Arizona
Registration FormSeptember 17-20, 2012 Portland, Oregon
Registration FormNovember 12-15, 2012 Cincinnati, Ohio
Registration FormBuilding Leadership training is an expansion of the Rural Executive Management Institute (REMI) project. The REMI-Building Leadership curriculum will target senior level managers to first-line rural law enforcement supervisors. Building Leadership Training February 20-23, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri June 11-14, 2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
For more information on the REMI project, contact Yvonne Burk or Larance Johnson at (800) 635-6310.

