Ken Jones (police officer)
{{Short description|British former police officer}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}}
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{{Infobox police officer
| honorific_prefix = Sir
| name = Ken Jones
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|QPM}}
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1952|3}}
| nickname =
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| birth_name = Kenneth Lloyd Jones
| birth_place = Wales
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| service = {{Flag|US}}
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| serviceyears = 1971–2011
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| awards = File:Queens Police Medal for Merit.png Queen's Police Medal (2000)
Knighted for CT work (2009)
| laterwork = Defence and Security Advisor at the British Embassy, Washington DC, USA from 2013 to 2014
| almamater = UCLA, University of Sheffield
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Sir Kenneth Lloyd Jones {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|QPM}} (born June 1952{{Cite web |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/jmEROHISqWq3-PIVfCK5zCSjXB4/appointments |publisher=Companies House |title=Kenneth Lloyd JONES - Personal Appointments |access-date=13 September 2023}}) is a British former police officer. He was a Deputy Commissioner of Victoria Police in Australia,{{cite news|title=English bobby Ken Jones appointed one of Victoria's new Deputy {{sic|nolink=y|reason=spelling error in source headline|Commis|ioners}}|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/english-bobby-ken-jones-appointed-one-of-victorias-new-deputy-commisioners/story-e6frg6nf-1225715819034|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=The Australian|date=25 May 2009}} former President of Association of Chief Police Officers for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom{{cite news|title=Brown promises more bobbies on beat|url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/07/17/brown-promises-more-bobbies-on-beat-286829/|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=Metro|date=17 July 2008}} and Senior Investigator of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) of Hong Kong.{{cite news|last1=Munro|first1=Peter|title=He rates so well: cops love him, the public like him|publisher=The Sunday Age|date=8 May 2011}} Sir Ken Jones is a former President of Association of Chief Police Officers and presently defence & security advisor at the British Embassy in Washington DC. He was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 2000 and was knighted for services to policing in 2009.
Early life and education
Jones was born in Wales and completed BA (Hons) in 1985. He did his MBA in 1992. In 1996, he won a Fulbright Scholarship to study policing in the United States and was an associate professor at UCLA.
Career
With South Yorkshire Police, Jones served in a number of cities including Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster gaining experience with community beat duties, specialist detective work and the use of firearms. Whilst there he received three Chief Constable's Commendations.{{cite web|url=http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/news/PRDisplay.asp?PR_GUID=%7B49527400-F72F-4298-BA22-5E967767BA12%7D |title=ACPO appoints next President |date=7 September 2005 |publisher=Association of Chief Police Officers |access-date=5 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426153405/http://www.acpo.police.uk/asp/news/PRDisplay.asp?PR_GUID=%7B49527400-F72F-4298-BA22-5E967767BA12%7D |archive-date=26 April 2009 }}
He has commanded both rural and urban divisions. He gained experience abroad working as an anti corruption investigator in Hong Kong and as an election monitor in Zimbabwe. he visited the West Coast of the United States to study the growth of private policing.
Sir Ken has also served in Africa (Zimbabwe-Rhodesia), the United States (as a Fulbright Scholar at UCLA in 1996) and Hong Kong (in the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC)). He was appointed Assistant Chief Constable of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary in 1997.
=Chief constable in Sussex=
=President of ACPO=
In 2006, Jones became the President of the Association of Chief Police Officers ACPO{{cite news|title=Sir Hugh Orde elected ACPO President (archived as of 3rd of August 2016 due to a broken Link) |url=http://www.psni.police.uk/de/index/news-archive/news-2009/news_releases_april_2009/16-04-09_chief_constable_acpo_announcement.htm |access-date=3 August 2016 |publisher=Police Service of Northern Ireland |date=16 April 2009 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122190934/http://www.psni.police.uk/de/index/news-archive/news-2009/news_releases_april_2009/16-04-09_chief_constable_acpo_announcement.htm |archive-date=22 January 2015 }} He was preceded by Sir Chris Fox QPM (2003–2006) and followed by Sir Hugh Orde OBE.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
=Deputy Commissioner of Victoria Police=
On 25 May 2009 it was announced that he had been appointed as the Deputy Commissioner (Crime) for Victoria Police in Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6362837.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605001148/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6362837.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2011|title=ACPO chief Sir Ken Jones gets top role in Australian policing|last=Barrowclough|first=Anne |date=26 May 2009|work=The Times|access-date=5 March 2010}}{{subscription required}} He assumed the duties of this role on 1 July 2009.[http://archive.premier.vic.gov.au/newsroom/6991.html New Deputy Commissioners a boost for Victoria Police] | Victorian Government website 26 May 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2013
=Positions held=
- World Regional Chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
- Chief Constable – Sussex Police.
- Chief Constable and President – Association of Chief Police Officers England, Wales, Northern Ireland.
- Deputy Commissioner ( Crime ) – Victoria Police, Victoria, Australia.
- Chair of the Sussex Criminal Justice Board.
- Chair and Member of the ACPO's Terrorism & Allied Matters (TAM), London.
- Board Member of National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA).
- Board Member of National Policing Board (NPB).
- Board Member of the National Criminal Justice Board.
- Board Member ( and occasional chair ) of HMIC's Senior Appointment's Panel.
- Board Member (represented UK) on IACP in USA ( as well as World Regional Chair ) .
- Defence & Security Advisor – British Embassy, Washington DC.
- Senior Investigator at Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) Hong Kong.
Awards and accolades
Sir Ken received the Queen's Police Medal in 2001 and was created a Knight in the 2009 New Year honours list.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7805450.stm|title=Police boss receives knighthood |date=31 December 2008|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 March 2010}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/1635289.stm|title=New chief appointed to Sussex Police|date=2 November 2001|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|access-date=5 March 2010}}
Death threats
In December 2010, it was revealed that Jones had received a number of death threats, and had been issued with a Glock pistol for protection.[https://web.archive.org/web/20101218025710/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/15/3093498.htm Top cop issued with gun after credible threats] ABC News, 15 December 2010
Media
During the time Sir Ken Jones served Victoria Police Force he became the subject of death threats which came to public light in December 2010.{{cite news|title=Deputy Commissioner Sir Ken Jones receiving death threats|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/deputy-commissioner-sir-ken-jones-receiving-death-threats/story-e6frfkvr-1225971233874|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=News.com.au|date=15 December 2010}}
This signalled the start of the complicated relationship at the top of Victoria Police concerning the integrity of the presentation of crime statistics to the public between Jones and Chief Commissioner Simon Overland. Concerns have been raised about Overland's actions as there is an ongoing investigation into allegations of Overland's own conduct with the former Brumby government, in particular the release of incomplete favorable crime statistics prior to the 2010 election.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/john-brumby-pushed-for-positive-spin-before-election/story-e6frf7jo-1226049413272 John Brumby pushed for positive spin before election] Herald Sun, 4 May 2011.
Jones had objected to this politicisation of policing.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110509011519/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/05/07/3210464.htm Police Association angered by Sir Ken's removal] ABC News, 7 May 2011. Jones was reportedly the subject of an investigation by the Office of Police Integrity requested by Overland, over Overland's suspicions that he helped media expose the cherry-picked crime statistics.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/sir-ken-jones-a-man-of-integrity-bill-tilley/story-fn7x8me2-1226073668109 Sir Ken Jones a man of 'integrity': Bill Tilley], Herald Sun, 12 June 2011. However these reports were found to be untrue and harmful to Sir Ken Jones' career in a report published by the Ombudsman.{{cite web|title=Former top cop Simon overland harmed career of Sir Ken Jones Ombudsman finds|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/former-top-cop-simon-overland-harmed-career-of-sir-ken-jones-ombudsman-finds/story-e6frf7jo-1226403890234|publisher=Herald Sun|access-date=22 January 2015|date=21 June 2013}} IBAC Press release, para 5: "Mr Kellam’s review concluded that the evidence available to OPI and set out in OPI’s final investigation report to the Ombudsman did not support an allegation that Sir Ken Jones QPM had engaged in serious misconduct by leaking or facilitating leaking to the media of confidential police information".[http://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/Article/2014/02/18/ibac-completes-review-of-investigations-into-the-conduct-of-sir-ken-jones-qpm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901221349/http://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/news-events/news/Article/2014/02/18/ibac-completes-review-of-investigations-into-the-conduct-of-sir-ken-jones-qpm |date=1 September 2014 }} IBAC, 19 February 2014. This final report cleared Jones of any wrongdoing during his time at Victoria Police Force.{{cite news|last1=Johnston|first1=Matt|last2=Ainsworth|first2=Michelle|title=Ex-Victoria Police Deputy Commissioner Sir Ken Jones cleared of claims he leaked information to damage then Commissioner Simon Overland|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/exvictoria-police-deputy-commissioner-sir-ken-jones-cleared-of-claims-he-leaked-information-to-damage-then-commissioner-simon-overland/story-fni0fee2-1226831355062|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=Herald Sun|date=19 February 2014}}[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/former-top-cop-cleared-by-ibac/story-e6frgczx-1226832035096# Former top cop cleared by IBAC], TheAustralian.com, 20 February 2014.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090428023823/http://www.npia.police.uk/en/6151.htm Sir Ken Jones QPM ACPO President] National Policing Improvement Agency
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