Sgt. Betsy Smith is a 29-year veteran of a large suburban Chicago police department. Recently retired as a patrol supervisor, she has held positions in patrol, investigations, narcotics, juvenile, crime prevention and field training. As a sergeant, she supervised her department's K-9 Unit and she also served as a field training sergeant, recruitment team sergeant, bike patrol coordinator, the Crowd Control Bike Team supervisor, and supervisor of the Community Education/Crime Prevention Unit. As a patrol sergeant, Betsy served on the Elderly Services Team, the Crisis Intervention Team, and was a supervisory member of the Honor Guard Unit.
From 1999 - 2003 Betsy hosted various programs for the Law Enforcement Television Network and served as a content expert. She has served as a content expert for the Calibre Press Street Survival Seminar since 2003. A graduate of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety's School of Staff and Command, Betsy writes for numerous law enforcement and government publications and is a regular columnist for PoliceOne.com and the Calibre Press Newsline.
Betsy is an on-air commentator and advisor for PoliceOne TV, and is one of the original founders and the lead instructor for the Calibre Press Street Survival for Women seminar. She teaches additional courses on topics such as off duty survival, police/family relationships and officer and career survival for police dispatchers. She can be reached through her website at www.femaleforces or at betsy.smith@calibrepress.com.
Visit Betsy's columnist page on PoliceOne.com.
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