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Charles Ramsey

Former Chief of Police and Commissioner, Cities of Washington, DC, Philadelphia, and Chicago

Chief Ramsey is a member of CCJ’s Board of Trustees and served as a member of the Council’s Task Force on Federal Priorities.

An expert on evidence-based policing, Charles Ramsey began his career in Chicago, where he rose through the ranks over 30 years and helped design the groundbreaking Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy. He went on to lead the police departments in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, presiding over significant crime declines in both cities. Chief Ramsey served as co-chair of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, which sought to build trust between police and citizens after Ferguson.

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