The vital link between leadership and morale in modern policing

Chief Constable for Merseyside Police, Rob Carden has delivered his lecture ‘The Leadership-Morale Nexus’ on campus to an audience from across the policing community. 

The lecture explored the vital link between leadership and morale in modern policing, why it matters now more than ever, and how it shapes the service delivered to our communities. 

Annual Chief Constable of Merseyside Police Lecture 

University students and staff, and partners from across the policing community and beyond, were invited to the annual autumn lecture which explores contemporary issues and policing debates.  

The Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, the university community and members of the public in the audience are invited to share viewpoints, ideas and issues that address the current state of policing in Merseyside and future challenges within our communities.    

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mark Power, welcomed Rob Carden to the university: “Rob has had a fascinating and storied career in policing since first joining Merseyside Police. 

“His successes are based on values that align with our own here at Liverpool John Moores University – around collaborating with partners to share expertise and best practice, and engaging with and understanding our communities.  

“We are proud of our strong and positive relationship with Merseyside Police and look forward to developing that partnership further in the coming years under Rob’s stewardship.” 

Chief Constable Rob Carden 

Rob Carden began his career in policing in 1992, joining Merseyside Police and following in his father’s footsteps. He is now the Force’s new Chief Constable. 

Rob has more than 33 years' policing experience and has an extensive range of command experience including firearms, public order, counter-terrorism, football and conference policing. 

Whilst the majority of Rob’s career has been spent in Merseyside, he has also worked for Sussex Police where he counts the 2002 Fatboy Slim concert, attended by over 250,000 people on Brighton Beach, as his most memorable policing experience with the force. 

Policing at LJMU 

The university is one of the largest training providers in the north for essential health and wellbeing services. Our programmes train police officers, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, social workers, psychologists, and midwives. 

LJMU has officers graduate each year through our Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship and the Degree Holder Entry Programme.  
 
The university also works closely with Merseyside Police and the police service more broadly on research, innovation and training.  
 
Find out more about LJMU Policing and the School of Law and Justice Studies.