Andrew Phillip Scipione APM

Australian Police Medal

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 is the Commissioner

Commissioner

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 of the New South Wales Police Force in Australia, succeeding Ken Moroney

Ken Moroney

Kennneth Edward Moroney AO APM was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force in New South Wales, Australia from 2002 until 2007.- Personal life :...

 on 31 August 2007.

Personal

Scipione is the son of an Irish mother and an Italian father, he travelled to Australia with his family as an infant. He is married, with three children, two of whom are also currently New South Wales police officers http://www.smh.com.au/national/no-easy-ride-for-blueblood-recruits-20091219-l6o9.html.

Career

Scipione joined the Australian Bureau of Customs in 1978 before moving to the New South Wales Police Force in 1980. He has worked in a number of sections including a secondment to the National Crime Authority of Australia

National Crime Authority of Australia

The National Crime Authority was an Australian law enforcement agency established in 1984.In 2003 it was superseded by the Australian Crime Commission .The NCA was set up in the wake of the Costigan Commission into tax evasion and organised crime...

 in 1985, with Bankstown detectives, the Special Gaming Squad, Hurstville and Sydney

Sydney

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 City general duties. In 1992, Scipione became the Operations Controller of the Joint Technical Services Group (JTSG), in 1995 the Commander of the Special Technical Investigation Branch (STIB), in 1998 the Chief of Staff to then Police Commissioner Peter Ryan

Peter Ryan (police commissioner)

Peter James Ryan, QPM is a former British police officer, who was the Commissioner of New South Wales Police in Australia from 1996 to 2002.-Early life and education:Ryan was born in 1944 in Lancaster to Laurence and Maureen Ryan....

, in 2001 the Commander of Special Crime & Internal Affairs. Scipione was promoted to Deputy Commissioner in 2002 having served as both the Deputy Commissioner Field Operations and Specialist Operations.

He holds a Masters degree in Management from Macquarie University

Macquarie University

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. He is a graduate of the FBI National Executive Institute (2004). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management

Australian Institute of Management

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 and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors

Australian Institute of Company Directors

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. He has an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Western Sydney

University of Western Sydney

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.

Scipione played a crucial role as the head of the New South Wales Police Force for APEC Australia 2007

APEC Australia 2007

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 leaders week held in Sydney and the World Youth Day 2008

World Youth Day 2008

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 held in Sydney during July 2008.

Honours

• On 8 November 1996, he was awarded the National Medal
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  .

• On 26 January 2003, he was awarded the Australian Police Medal
  Australian Police Medal
  The Australian Police Medal is awarded for distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force.The APM was introduced in 1986, and replaced the Imperial Queen's Police Medal for Gallantry and Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service....
  
   (APM).

External links

• Commissioner Andrew P Scipione APM - Official profile on NSW Police website