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Law Enforcement |
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Law Enforcement |
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Justice; Public Protection; Hostage Negotiation |
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National |
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Protecting the Public; Hostage Situations and Negotiation; Critical Incident Management |
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International Police Association; California Association of Hostage Negotiaters; San Francisco Veteran Police Officers’ Association |
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Lieutenant, Watch Commander, Lieutenant and Commanding Officer of the Police Academy, Commanding Officer of the Personnel and Training Component and Commander of two major divisions. |
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Wife, Dr. Sue Bessmer; Daughter, Therese Porter; Son, Michael Kenny |
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Business Courses at the University of Central Michigan, University of San Francisco, University of Virginia (17 Semesters) |
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Princess Cruises- Worldwide |
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Golf; Physical Fitness; Global Travel |
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State of California Commission on Peace Officers, Standards and Training- Advanced Management Certificates |
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Thomas J. Cahill, San Francisco Police Chief (Deceased) |
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Founded the SFPD Hostage Negotiation Team, and successfully commanded 71 negotiated hostage and barricaded gunmen incidents with no deaths, injuries or failures. As Team Leader of the Hostage Negotiation Team, he personally negotiated 23 incidents successfully. He also presided over hostage negotiation training for over 300 law enforcement officers in seven Western states. |
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10 Medals of Valor, 6 Police Commission Commendations, 32 Captain's Commendations, three Mayor's Recognition Proclamations and one Mayor's Award of Merit, from the Mayor of San Francisco, three Certificates of Appreciation from the FBI and a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Secret Service. |
