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Revision as of 20:55, 1 February 2008 by Durzatwink (talk | contribs) (My bad it should'nt be undoed)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sir Norman Bettison, Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police, has had a a 32-year career in policing taking in three major police forces and a number of National responsibilities.
His appointment to West Yorkshire, in December, 2006, followed the retirement of the late Colin Cramphorn CBE. But he is no stranger to the streets of West Yorkshire, having spent six years as an Assistant Chief Constable in the county up to 1998.
Sir Norman is 51 years of age; he is married and began his police career in 1975 when he joined South Yorkshire Police as a Constable.
In 1998 he left West Yorkshire to become Chief Constable of Merseyside where he served for six years. In 2004 he became Chief Executive at Centrex, an organisation that provides support, training and development to all UK police forces and also many international enforcement agencies. Last year he was seconded to support the police forces of England and Wales in collaborating to address serious operational threats.
Sir Norman holds a Master’s Degree in Philosophy and Psychology from Oxford University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Sheffield Hallam University.
He is also a graduate of the FBI Executive Programme. He received a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for services to policing.
He is credited with being the pioneer of Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) a style of policing that engages with local people in addressing and resolving local issues.
External Links
West Yorkshire Police website - http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/
West Yorkshire Police Video website - http://www.999tv.org