William J. Bratton

William Bratton
Vice Chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
Incumbent
Assumed office February 8, 2011
President	Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Gary Hart
Police Commissioner of New York City
In office January 1, 2014 – September 16, 2016
Appointed by	Bill de Blasio
Preceded by	Ray Kelly
Succeeded by	James P. O'Neill
In office January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996
Appointed by	Rudy Giuliani
Preceded by	Ray Kelly
Succeeded by	Howard Safir
Chief of Police of Los Angeles
In office October 27, 2002 – October 31, 2009
Appointed by	Jim Hahn
Preceded by	Martin Pomeroy (Acting)
Succeeded by	Michael Downing (Acting)
Commissioner of the Boston Police Department
In office June 30, 1993 – January 1, 1994
Appointed by	Ray Flynn
Preceded by	Mickey Roache
Succeeded by	Paul Evans
Personal details
Born	William Joseph Bratton (1947-10-06) October 6, 1947 (age 69) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary Bratton (divorced) Linda Bratton (divorced) Cheryl Fiandaca (1988–1998) Rikki Klieman (1999–present)
Alma mater	University of Massachusetts, Boston
Awards	Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Unit	Military Police Corps

William Bratton
Police career
Years of service	Boston PD (1970–1983, 1992–1994) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police (1983–1986) Boston Metropolitan District Commission Police (1986–1990) NYC Transit PD (1990–1992) NYPD (1994–1996, 2014–2016) LAPD (2002–2009)
Rank	Commissioner of the NYPD January 1, 2014 – September, 2016 Chief of the Los Angeles P.D. October 27, 2002 – October 31, 2009 Commissioner of the NYPD January 1, 1994 – April 15, 1996 Commissioner of the Boston Police Department June 30, 1993 – January 1, 1994 Superintendent-in-Chief, Boston Police Department January 1992 Chief of the New York City Transit Police April 1990 Superintendent of the Metropolitan District Commission Police June 1986 Chief of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police May 1983 Superintendent, Labor Relations September 1982 Superintendent, Inspector of Bureaus May 1982 Executive Superintendent October 1980 Lieutenant March 1978 Sergeant July 1975 Patrol officer, Boston Police Department October 1970

William Joseph "Bill" Bratton CBE (born October 6, 1947) is an American law enforcement officer, businessman, and former New York City Police Commissioner, 2014–2016 and 1994–1996. He has previously served as the Commissioner of the Boston Police Department (BPD) (1993–1994), New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner (1994–1996), and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) (2002–2009).

Bratton began his police career at the Boston Police Department before becoming Police Commissioner in New York City, where his quality-of-life policy has been credited with reducing petty and violent crime. He moved to the Los Angeles Police Department in 2002 reforming the police after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and crime was reduced.

Bratton's policing style is influenced by the broken windows theory, a criminological theory of the norm-setting and signalling effect of urban disorder and vandalism on additional crime and anti-social behavior. He advocates having an ethnically diverse police force representative of the population, maintaining a strong relationship with the law-abiding population, tackling police corruption, being tough on gangs and having a strict no-tolerance of anti-social behavior.

Bratton was approached by British Prime Minister David Cameron to become the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner in July 2011, but this was blocked by the Home Office on the grounds that said commissioner must be a British citizen with experience and knowledge of the United Kingdom's laws. Bratton instead was offered an advisor role to the British government, which he accepted in August 2011.

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