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Commander Sandy Jo MacArthur was appointed to the Department in February of 1980. She came to the Department with a BS degree in Criminal Justice. In 1996 she earned her MA degree in Behavioral Science, Negotiations and Conflict Management. Sandy Jo spent 10 years in patrol assignments before promoting to sergeant in 1990. During her patrol tours she worked a variety of Areas including Van Nuys, 77th, Foothill and Southwest. Her assignments included patrol, vice and narcotics. In 1993 she left patrol to become the Officer-in-Change of the Human Relations Unit at Training Division. In 1998 Sandy Jo was assigned to the Ombuds Office as an Assistant Ombuds Officer and Mediator. She promoted to Lieutenant in 2001 and worked a variety of assignments including watch commander, Public Information Office, Training Division's curriculum design unit, and the adjutant to the Chief of Police.
Sandy Jo was promoted to Captain on April 3, 2005 and briefly worked directly for Chief William Bratton as his adjutant. She was next assigned as the Commanding Officer of the Civil Rights Integrity Division. On December 10, 2006 she was promoted to the rank of Commander, and she is currently the Commanding Officer of Training Group.
Sandy Jo's expertise was developed at Training Division and continues today to be in the area of domestic violence, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, diversity, hate crimes, use of force and conflict management. Sandy Jo is also a recognized expert in training development and delivery. She has served on many California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) committees developing state-wide standards for training law enforcement personnel. In addition to her daily duties she conducts workshops for the Department and in the community on the topics of leadership, domestic violence, discrimination, and retaliation.
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