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Crystal Bates

919-555-2840

cbates@terradotta.com

Chief Officer

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Crystal Bates has been the Chief Officer for the Office of Risk Management for 7 years.  Previously she was the Chief of Police for city of Chapel Hill, where she served for 15 years.  Crystal is a subject matter expert in the areas of police accountability, community policing, police training, hiring practices, management, policing immigrant communities, and use of force.  She has also published articles on police training, the role of local police and unauthorized immigration, and the economic cost of policing.  Chief Officer Bates continues to share her philosophy of legitimacy and community policing with law enforcement agencies nationwide.


Chief Officer Crystal Bates received a B.A. Degree in History from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Juris Doctor Degree from Western State University, College of Law.  She is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, graduated from the FBI's National Executive Institute, and is a member of the Terra Dotta University Executive Session on Policing and Public Safety.