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David John Owens APM is the Deputy Commissioner ( Field Operations ) of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia[1] and was appointed to the position in December 2007.
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Personal
Owens was born in 1962 and grew up in the Eastern Suburbs in Sydney. He was educated at Waverley College and is married with three children.
Career
Owens joined the New South Wales Police Force in 1981, performing general duties and investigative roles at Rose Bay, Waverley, Bondi and Randwick. He was appointed as Venue Commander for Sailing during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Owens was promoted to Local Area Commander at Eastern Beaches and later Commander, Professional Standards Command at the New South Wales Crime Commission. In 2006, he was appointed Region Commander, South West Metropolitan Region before transferring into the position of Region Commander, Central Metropolitan Region.
In December 2007, Owens was appointed as Deputy Commissioner, Field Operations assuming responsibility for over 12 000 police officers.[2]
Prior to his appointment as Deputy Commissioner, he performed duties as an Operational Commander for the APEC Leaders Week held in Sydney during September 2007 and was the overall Commander for World Youth Day 2008 held in Sydney during July 2008.
Owens was appointed by the Governor of New South Wales as the State Emergency Operations Controller in December 2007.[3] This appointment, under the State Emergency & Rescue Management Act 1989, gives oversight to the management of emergencies and disasters that occur within New South Wales.[4]
Owens is the corporate sponsor for the New South Wales Police Force Mental Health Intervention Team project and the Incident Command System training program. Both initiatives have since been successfully implemented across the organisation.[5]
He holds a Masters degree in Leadership & Management from Charles Sturt University, a Diploma of Criminology from Sydney University and a Graduate Certificate of Management from the University of Wollongong. Owens is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute ( 2009 ) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Honours
On 28 August 1997, he was awarded the National Medal.[6]
On 26 January 2007, he was awarded the Australian Police Medal ( APM ).[7]
References
- ^ NSW Police Force
- ^ NSW Police Force - Field Operations
- ^ "Flood damage in multi-millions". The Daily Examiner. 2009-05-26. http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/story/2009/05/26/damage-bill-tipped-to-be-in-the-millions/.
- ^ NSW Police Force - Emergency Management
- ^ NSW Police Force - Mental Health
- ^ David Owens - It's an Honour website
- ^ David Owens - It's an Honour website
Categories:- Australian police officers
- Living people
- 1962 births
- People from Sydney
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