David Brown (police officer)

David Brown
Brown in 2022
63rd Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department
In office
April 15, 2020 – March 16, 2023
(acting superintendent April 15–April 22, 2020)
MayorLori Lightfoot
Preceded byCharlie Beck (interim)
Succeeded byEric Carter (interim)
Chief of the Dallas Police Department
In office
2010–2016
Succeeded byReneé Hall
Personal details
Born
David O'Neal Brown

(1960-09-18) September 18, 1960 (age 64)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Texas, Austin
Dallas Baptist University (BS)
Amberton University (MBA)

David O'Neal Brown (born September 18, 1960[1]) is an American police officer who served as the Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department from 2020 to 2023.[2] He was the chief of the Dallas Police Department from 2010 to 2016. He has received praise by some for his reforms designed to reduce violent confrontations between police officers and the community and increase the department's accountability and transparency. He has also been criticized by the local police union for the methods of implementation of some of his policies.[3]

  1. ^ Brown, David (May 3, 2011). "David Brown: A challenging, encouraging first year as police chief". Dallas News. Retrieved July 13, 2016. I was born in old Parkland hospital in 1960
  2. ^ Bauer, Kelly (2020-04-21). "David Brown Sworn In As Chicago's New Police Superintendent". Block Club Chicago. Archived from the original on 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  3. ^ Goldstein, Joseph (July 8, 2016). "Dallas Police Chief David Brown, a Reformer, Becomes Face of Nation's Shock". The New York Times. Retrieved July 13, 2016.