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Chief Rick Hanson

Rick HansonChief Rick Hanson joined the Calgary Police Service in 1975, and has over 36 years of policing experience in a number of different investigative and operational areas. For more than half of his law enforcement career, Chief Hanson has worked at a senior management level, both within the Calgary Police Service and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Chief Hanson has a B.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Calgary. He is also a graduate of the U of C Executive Development Program, the FBI Leadership in Counter-terrorism Program and the Canadian Police College Executive Development Program

Before returning to the Calgary Police Service in 2007, Chief Hanson was the RCMP “K” Division Chief Superintendent in charge of Integrated and Federal Policing.


Constantly in contact with the community he serves, Chief Hanson has tight ties to organizations supporting the city’s homeless, victims of domestic violence and programs geared towards youth intervention and education.

He is also a strong advocate of establishing effective diversion and treatment programs, and aligning the Calgary Police Service with other important agencies to address social disorder and addictions at the earliest stages.

 

 

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