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Wichita Police Chief picked for national commission

Wichita Police Chief picked for national commission

Wichita Police Chief picked for national commission

Wichita’s police chief was picked as one of 18 people to sit on a national law enforcement commission.

The Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice was created by an executive order in October and members were sworn in Wednesday morning. This group’s goal is work to solve some of the main issues currently facing law enforcement. This includes mental illness, recruiting, public trust, and technology issues.

“It is an honor to have been chosen to serve on this Presidential Commission,” Chief Gordon Ramsay said. “I am looking forward to working with the other chosen criminal justice experts in examining how to effectively reduce crime and addressing social factors that contribute to crime. My goal is to not only help nationwide but also to bring the ideas back to Wichita and make it a safer community.”

Attorney General William Barr was ordered to create this commission as part of his duties.

“There is no more noble and important profession than law enforcement. A free and safe society requires a trusted and capable police force to safeguard our rights to life and liberty,” said Attorney General William P. Barr. “But as criminal threats and social conditions have changed the responsibilities and roles of police officers, there is a need for a modern study of how law enforcement can best protect and serve American communities. This is why the President instructed me to establish this critical Commission, whose members truly reflect the best there is in law enforcement. Together, we will examine, discuss, and debate how justice is administered in the United States and uncover opportunities for progress, improvement, and innovation.”

This commission will be meeting once a month over the next year. The full list of commissioners can be found below.

  • Chair: Phil Keith, Director, Community Oriented Policing Services
  • Vice-Chair: Katharine Sullivan, Acting Director, Office of Justice Programs
  • David Bowdich, Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation
  • Donald Washington, Director, United States Marshals Services
  • Regina Lombardo, Acting Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives
  • Erica Macdonald, United States Attorney, District Of Minnesota
  • D. Christopher Evans, Chief of Operations, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • James Clemmons, Sheriff, Richmond County, North Carolina
  •  Frederick Frazier, City Council, McKinney, Texas/ Police Officer, Dallas Police Department
  •  Robert Gualtieri, Sheriff, Pinellas County, Florida
  •  Gina Hawkins, Chief of Police, Fayetteville, North Carolina
  •  Ashley Moody, Florida Attorney General
  •  Nancy Parr, Commonwealth’s Attorney, Chesapeake, Virginia
  •  Craig Price, South Dakota Secretary of Public Safety
  •  Gordon Ramsay, Chief of Police, Wichita, Kansas
  •  David B. Rausch, Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation
  •  John Samaniego, Sheriff, Shelby County, Alabama
  • James Smallwood, Police Officer, Nashville Metropolitan Police Department

 

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