Join us for a conversation with the Glen Ellyn Chief of Police and a local criminal justice scholar as we discuss Police Partnerships and Community Policing.

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Guest Speakers:

Philip Norton, Chief of Police, Glen Ellyn Police Department

Theodore Darden, Professor of Justice Studies, College of DuPage

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Philip Norton has been the Chief of Police for the Village of Glen Ellyn for 20 years. Hired as a patrol officer in 1986, he worked in Investigations and as a Department Juvenile Officer, Firearms Instructor, and Hostage Negotiator. He was promoted to Operations Sergeant in 1991, Administrative Sergeant in 1994, and Deputy Chief in 1999. After graduating from the FBI National Academy in December 2001, he was named Chief of Police.

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Theodore Darden has been a Professor of Justice Studies at the College of DuPage for the past 16 years. He was the chair of the department from 2009-2013. He was recognized as the Full-time outstanding faculty member for the College of DuPage in 2019. Prior to joining the COD staff in 2006, he worked as a police officer and supervisor in three different agencies in Wisconsin for almost 17 years. In 1996 he was recognized as the State of Wisconsin Law Enforcement Officer of the Year. He worked for the Attorney General’s Office in the Wisconsin Department of Justice as an education consultant for police training and curriculum development, training officer, and special advisor to the Attorney General on school safety. Dr. Darden has also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the Upper Midwest Community Policing Institute and a consultant for police agencies and communities worldwide for more than 20 years.