David Strang (police officer)
David Strang is the current Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for Scotland and a former Chief Constable of the Lothian and Borders Police.
Early life and education
Strang was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow Academy and Loretto School.[1] Strang then went on to study engineering science at the University of Durham, graduating with a BSc, before studying for an MSc in organisational behaviour at the University of London.[1]
Police career
Strang began his police career with the Metropolitan Police in 1980.[2] Strang was posted to a number of different divisions as well as time with Criminal Investigation Department, Territorial Support Group and a secondment to the Police Staff College, Bramshill. After rising to divisional commander of Wembley Division, Strang left the force in 1998.[2]
In 1998, he was appointed assistant chief constable of Lothian and Borders police and in August 2001 he was appointed chief constable of Dumfries and Galloway Police. Strang led a number of initiatives, focusing on alcohol and drug action as well as youth justice[1] and was president of the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland during the 2004/05 year.[3] Strang was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2002[2] and was appointed chief constable of Lothian and Borders Police on 29 March 2007.
He was a member of the Scottish Prisons Commission which published a report entitled Scotland's Choice in 2008.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 Keele University, biography for David Strang, accessed 16/12/2011
- 1 2 3 Lothian and Borders, biography for David Strang, accessed 16/12/2011
- ↑ ACPOS website, Board of Directors, accessed 16/12/2011
- ↑ Scotland's Choice: Report of the Scottish Prisons Commission. Edinburgh: Scottish Government. 1 July 2008. ISBN 978-0-7559-5772-9. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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| Preceded by Paddy Tomkins |
Chief Constable of the Lothian and Borders Police Force 2007-2013 |
Forced merged into Police Scotland |