January
24, 2017
Charles H.
Ramsey Named Chairman of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Harrisburg, PA. — Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced that
former Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey has been named the
Chair of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
“Charles
Ramsey has spent the last 46 years dedicated to serving the public,” said
Governor Wolf. “From his time as a cop on the streets of Chicago to his
exemplary leadership of the Philadelphia Police Department, Charles Ramsey has
continuously shown his commitment to serve and protect his community. That is
why I am pleased to announce that he will continue that service as Chairman of
the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.”
The
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency is a collaboration of public
servants and private citizens representing all aspects of criminal justice and
juvenile justice. The Commission’s mission is to enhance the quality and
coordination of criminal and juvenile justice systems, to facilitate the
delivery of services to victims of crime, and to increase the safety of our
communities. PCCD initiates, validates, and financially supports
justice-related programs put forth by practitioners and experts in the justice
system. PCCD focuses on research, policy, planning, training, evidence-based
programming, technology, outreach, and support services.
Biography
of Charles H. Ramsey
Charles H. Ramsey was
appointed Police Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department on January
7, 2008. He retired in January 2016 after serving 8 years as Commissioner and
leading the fourth largest police department in the nation. Commissioner
Ramsey brings over forty-seven years of knowledge, experience and service in
advancing the law enforcement profession in three different major city police
departments, Chicago, Washington, DC and Philadelphia.
In December 2014, President
Barrack Obama chose Commissioner Ramsey to serve as co-chair of the President’s
Task Force on 21st Century Policing. He currently serves as an advisor to the
United States Conference of Mayors as a Distinguished
Visiting Fellow of the Lindy Institute at Drexel University and serves on the
National Infrastructure Advisory Council. In December 2015, the City of
Philadelphia named the Philadelphia Police Department Training Academy
Auditorium the Charles H. Ramsey Training and Education Auditorium in his
honor.
MEDIA CONTACT: JJ Abbott, 717.783.1116
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