Chief of Police
Irving Police Department
Irving, Texas, United States
Jeff provides executive leadership and strategic management of the Caruth Police Institute and its growing portfolio of projects. He works closely with the Institute’s Health and Public Safety team to contribute across the Institute providing subject matter expertise advancing our multifaceted law enforcement and first responder projects focused on mental health alternative and augmented emergency response, first responder health and wellness, peer networks, and more.
Chief Jeff Spivey began his career with the Irving Police Department in 1986 as a Public Service Officer and worked his way through the ranks serving or supervising in all areas of the department. He was appointed Chief of Police in March of 2017.
During his tenure, Chief Spivey has enhanced community outreach through the nationally recognized ShopTalk program, implemented peer support services, formed a mental health response unit, led a departmental reorganization and increased personnel by 12%.
Chief Spivey promotes a culture of Procedural Justice throughout the organization. In all interactions, he emphasizes the importance of treating everyone with respect, giving them a voice, being transparent, and fair. He demonstrates his commitment to this policing philosophy by personally teaching all new recruits these tenants during their implicit bias training.
Chief Spivey holds a master’s degree in Criminal Justice Leadership and Management from Sam Houston State University. He is a graduate of the 252nd Session of the FBI National Academy, the Senior Management Institute for Police, and the Bill Blackwood Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas Leadership Command College at Sam Houston State University. He chairs the Caruth Police Institute Executive Advisory Board; serves as Treasurer on the Police Executive Research Forum Board of Directors; is Secretary-Treasurer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Midsize Agencies Division Executive Committee; co-chairs Pathways to Hope Advisory Board, a reentry/diversion program through One CommunityUSA™; and is a board member of Brighter Tomorrows, an organization empowering survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
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