Archive for October 2021

Ken Clary was sworn in as the police chief in Bellevue, Nebraska, (the third largest city in the state) on September 1, 2020. As chief he oversees a department of approximately 111 sworn and 15 civilian personnel. Prior to that Ken worked for the Iowa State Patrol from 1994 to 2020. Throughout his career with…

Thomas Chaplin is a retired law enforcement professional with over 32 years of service. He is a principal owner and partner of Chaplin and Hill Investigative Services which performs workplace investigations and consultation for agencies in California. He serves as adjunct faculty for the University of San Diego where he teaches the graduate courses Organizational…

Chris Catren was selected as the chief of police for the City of Redlands, California on December 20, 2017. He leads a progressive group of 91 sworn officers, 47 full-time and 12 part-time professional staff, and nearly 50 volunteers. The Redlands Police Department (RPD) serves approximately 70,000 residents across nearly 40 square miles. The department…

Chief (retired) John Carli is an innovator and pioneer regarding employee wellness. Recognizing the gap between first responders in crisis and the need for early prevention strategies, Chief Carli embarked on implementing a radical culture shift to create psychological resiliency for front-line workers. Chief Carli’s preventive approach to promoting this culture of wellness led to…

Chief Kevin J. Carey began his career with the Collingswood, New Jersey, Police Department (CPD) as a SLEO I in 2001. He attended the police academy and became a SLEO II in 2004 and was appointed as a full-time police officer of the CPD in 2005. Chief Carey served as a patrol officer in the…

Michael L. “Mike” Brown has nearly 46 years of public service and nearly four decades of experience in law enforcement, safety oversight, and public policy. He was appointed at the Chief of the Alexandria Police Department in January 2017. The Alexandria Police Department is a full-service police agency consisting of 420 total staff position with…

Ramon Batista is currently the chief of the Santa Monica, California, Police Department, overseeing more than 400 members and a $100,000,000 budget. Chief Batista leads the most diverse department in the city of Santa Monica, one of the highest profile cities in Los Angeles County. The chief began his law enforcement career in 1986 with…