Sheriff
Middlesex County Sheriff's Department, United States
As a prosecutor, legislator, professor, and law enforcement leader, Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian has worked on the leading issues in public safety and public health throughout his career. While a state representative, Peter Koutoujian oversaw Massachusetts’ healthcare priorities as Chairman of the Committee on Health Care. He created and led the state’s first Commission on Oxycontin and Other Drug Abuse as well as the Commission to End Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities.
As sheriff, Peter Koutoujian applied this experience to reimagine the correctional landscape. By targeting treatment towards unique populations such as young adults and military veterans, these programs have directly and substantially reduced recidivism in their participants. These results have been published in academic journals, featured by national news outlets, and labeled as best practices by multiple presidential administrations.
Sheriff Koutoujian serves as Immediate Past President of Major County Sheriffs of America and the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association.
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