The CopDoc Podcast: Aiming for Excellence in Leadership TCD Podcast: Dr. Kathy O'Toole, Ep75, former Boston Police Commissioner and former Seattle Police Chief, Part 2
In part 2 of our chat, we continue our chat with Kathy O'Toole.
We talk about women In law enforcement, the importance of academic relationships with police agencies and the differences between policing in the US and Europe.
Kathy O'Toole is an international police leader. Starting as a patrol officer with the Boston Police Department, she rose through the ranks. Kathy left the Boston Police for the now-defunct Metropolitan Police. When the Mets were subsumed by the Massachusetts State Police, she became a Lieutenant Colonel. Kathy was tapped by Governor William Weld as the Secretary of Public Safety She served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police from 2004 to 2006.
She later served as Chief with the Seattle Police.
She served on the Patten Commission in Northern Ireland, which worked to reform the Royal Ulster Constabulary, creating PSNI, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Later, she was appointed the first Chief Inspector for the Garda Inspectorate in the Republic of Ireland.
Kathy has retired and continues to provide consulting services to public and private organizations, including serving as a principal for 21 CP Solutions.
A graduate of Boston College, she earned her J.D. from the New England School of Law. Dr. O'Toole earned her Ph.D. from Trinity University of Dublin. She resides on Cape Cod with her husband, a retired Boston Police Detective.
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