Police Leadership

Rune Glomseth was educated at the Norwegian Police Academy and has a broad background in the police. He served for many years as Associate Professor in organization and management at the Norwegian Police University College in Oslo, where he is now Associate Professor Emeritus. His research focuses on leadership and management, organizational culture, and change in police organizations. For over two decades, he has been professionally responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating leadership education at all levels in the police. He has played a key role in leadership development across districts and specialized units, and has published extensively on police leadership. In 2023, 2024, and 2025, he developed and delivered a leadership program for police leaders in North Macedonia and Montenegro for the Centre for Integrity in the Defence Sector (CIDS).Tor Håvard Bentzen is Police Chief in Lofoten and Vesterålen in the Nordland police district with extensive experience from the police. He is a police officer, has completed Junior officer school, Naval war academy and The Norwegian Defence Command and Staff College. In addition, he has a master's degree in preparedness and crisis management from Nord University.

• 1. INTRODUCTION.- 2. CONTEXT: RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRATIC VALUES.- 3. THE POLICE AS AN ORGANIZATION.- 4. CULTURE, VALUES, AND ATTITUDES.- 5. FORMS OF GOVERNANCE IN THE POLICE.- 6. VALUES AND VALUE-BASED LEADERSHIP.- 7. TYPICAL VALUES FOR NORWEGIAN POLICE LEADERS.- 8. LEADERSHIP.- 9. LEADERSHIP ETHICS, INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP VIRTUES, AND POLICE LEADERSHIP.- 10. AN OVERARCHING MODEL FOR POLICE LEADERSHIP.- 11. TRADITIONAL PERCEPTION OF POLICE LEADERS AND LEADERSHIP.- 12. COOPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT.- 13. EXTERNAL COOPERATION – THE MILITARY.- 14. HOLISTIC MODEL FOR POLICE LEADERSHIP.