Chicago police using $15 million gift to train 'much more effective' supervisors

All Chicago police supervisors will soon be enrolled in an innovative program aimed at using a $15 million gift to turn them into more effective leaders.Police Supt. Larry Snelling said he wants department members “to walk away with a feeling of confidence” — and crucial new job skills.“We want them to be able to think on a critical level [and] develop strategies based on things that they’re seeing in the communities,” Snelling told the Sun-Times. “It’s going to make for a much more effective police officer, and it’s going to make for much more effective planning around strategies that you need to reduce violence.”The Sue Ling Gin Foundation gave the funding to the Civic Committee, which will develop and run the program over the next five years alongside the University of Chicago Crime Lab.The first group of police leaders is expected to start training in January.About 1,700 supervisors — from sergeants on up — will receive the training, according to the Civic Committee, an arm of the...