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Cressida Dick QPM
Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police
| Fact title | Fact data |
|---|---|
| Professional Field |
Policing
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| Born |
1960
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| Place of birth |
Oxford
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| Education |
Oxford High School; University of Oxford; University of Cambridge
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Cressida Dick is Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. She started her career as a beat bobby in the West End of London in 1983 and within 10 years had been promoted to Chief Inspector. She completed a Master’s in criminology returning to policing in 2001.
"I will stand up and be counted for my decisions"on the Jean Charles de Menezes case, The Guardian
She received the specialist ‘shoot-to-kill’ firearms training that qualified her to head terror alert operations in the wake of 7/7. Her role in the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005 attracted criticism, though she was cleared of blame for his death in 2007. She now has responsibility for Specialist Operations and was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service in 2010.
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