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Dr. Carolynn Crump and her sister, Marie, followed in their family’s footsteps by coming on the Department together.
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and printers in police districts and facilities throughout the city. As the IT projects increased and more personnel joined the unit, Crump conducted training at the academy and citywide locations and assisted in creating the training guides and man- uals. She then participated in the next group of IT changes, in- cluding in-car cameras, camcorders, body-worn cameras and
license plate readers.
At that time, there was a movement of police officers hesitant
to accept change. She often heard from veteran officers that Big Brother was watching.
“I felt that the use of cameras will help solve crimes and to improve officer safety,” she commented.
Officer Crump has been instrumental in research to develop other technology implementation, including the Performance Evaluations System (PES), Performance Recognition (PRS), OEMC POD Camera Truck Operator, Strategic Decision Support Center (SDSC), Shot Spotter and the Law Enforcement Enter- prise Portal (LEEP).
She has become a subject matter expert on several depart- ment applications. She earned two master’s degrees from Saint Xavier University. She also received a doctorate from Argosy University. Throughout her career, she learned to incorporate research and development, business principles and leadership into policing.
“I have always applied myself and tried to accomplish things,” Crump stated. “Education was always important to me. School- ing was therapeutic. It wasn’t a goal or a dream.”
Education allowed her to become more motivated in her pro- fession to implement change in development and leadership for CPD, Lodge 7 and other organizations.
In recent years, Crump has praised the FOP for becoming increasingly diverse, noting that the union is more inclusive of minority groups that were previously underrepresented. She currently serves as an FOP Unit Rep and on several committees including Awards, Constitution and Bylaws, Disability and Pen- sion, Grievance, Legal Defense and Negotiations and Public Re- lations. She also has brought her sharp intellect and unabashed outspokenness to the newly formed Lodge 7 Women’s Commit- tee.
When she’s not on the job, Crump enjoys spending time with
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