AGENDA CAPTION:
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Receive a presentation by Brendan Cox, Director of Policing Strategies at the LEAD National Support Bureau, regarding a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) Program, and provide direction to Staff.
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Meeting date: September 30, 2019
Department: City Manager's Office
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Background Information:
This presentation will be presented by Brendan Cox, Director of Policing Strategies at the Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) National Support Bureau.
Chief (Ret.) Brendan Cox is the Director of Policing Strategies at the LEAD National Support Bureau, where he brings 23 years of experience in law enforcement and criminal justice reform. Brendan retired as Chief of Police from the Albany, NY police department in January of 2017. He was employed with the Albany police department for twenty-three years serving in many capacities throughout his career. After serving as a patrolman he was promoted to Sergeant in 1998 and oversaw a squad of patrol officers. He was promoted to Detective Sergeant in the Children and Family Services Unit. In 2004, he was promoted to Lieutenant and after serving a short time in charge of the Albany Police Department's Sp...
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