Chief of Police
Denver Police Department
Denver, Colorado, United States
Chief Paul Pazen was appointed Denver’s Chief of Police in July of 2018, having moved up the ranks since starting in 1995. He believes in sustainable community/police relations through transparency, accountability, and empowering residents. He oversaw creation or expansion of innovative processes with a public health focus, including domestic violence prevention, law enforcement assisted diversion, mental health clinician co-responders, the Support Team Assisted Response program (STAR) which sends a clinician and paramedic to calls for service, and outreach case coordinators who follow up on contacts to provide ongoing care and resources. He also directed the update and implementation of a progressive use-of-force policy, enhanced the early intervention program which provides additional training and resources for designated officers, expanded the department’s Resiliency and Wellness program, and shaped the Firearm Assault Shoot Team (FAST) which investigates non-fatal shootings. Additionally, he added human trafficking and bias motivated crime units and conceived the RAVEN program which in partnership with ATF focuses on gun-related crimes.
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