Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt recognized Det. Steven Meyer of the Wichita Police Department for his outstanding service to crime victims.

In a video presentation as part of this year’s virtual Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, Schmidt announced that Meyer was the recipient of the Outstanding Criminal Justice Service Award for Law Enforcement.

Detective Meyer is in his 26th year with the Wichita Police Department. After spending his first 22 years on the department working as a patrol officer, field training officer and School Resource Officer, he was promoted to the rank of detective. As a detective he has served as the task force officer for the FBI Human Trafficking Task Force where he worked with multiple agencies and successfully charged cases at both the state and federal level as the lead investigator. Meyer is currently assigned to the Exploited and Missing Child Unit in Wichita, where he investigates child physical and sexual abuse cases.

The annual recognition of those who provide outstanding service to victims of crime took place during the 24th Annual Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, hosted by the governor and attorney general.