Appointed Commissioner, NSW Police Service, on 30 August 1996.
Career
Commissioner Ryan is a widely experienced career police officer
whose duties have included both uniform and detective work.
NSW Police Service
Mr Ryan took up his appointment as Commissioner at the height of
the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption (1994 - 97). His
brief was to weed out the corrupt, lazy and inept and to put into
place reforms that will deliver a professional and honest police
service, both responsive and responsible to the community it serves.
Reform continues to be implemented in a series of well planned
stages. These began with the complete restructuring of the Service
and the appointment, in most areas, of new commanders.
The next phase has been one of consolidation, combined with the
development and implementation of improved policing procedures.
Results
One of the benchmarks for reform is the reduction of crime.
Commissioner Ryan has set for the Service the goal of bringing down
the rates of crime in categories including assault, robbery,
stealing, motor vehicle theft and stealing from motor vehicles.
The Future
As well as structures, personnel and processes, Commissioner Ryan
is working to reform the technical side of the Service, introducing
the latest in scientific, forensic, computing, communication and
training techniques and facilities.
Initiatives such as the Police Assistance Line and 'MINERVA'
simulation training system have been recognised as the best in the
country.
Commissioner Ryan is also working towards the establishment of
National DNA and fingerprint databases, a crime faculty and a
forensic institute for NSW.
His vision is for a Police Service that is corruption resistant,
working smarter and achieving world's best practice in all areas.
Peter James Ryan,
QPM BA Msc