Matthew D. "Matt" Bostrom, DPA is a member of the law faculty at the Centre for Criminology at Oxford University England. From January 2011 to 2017 he served as the 21st Sheriff of Ramsey County, an urban county encompassing

Saint Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

, and the state capital of

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.Xiong, Chao.
"New Ramsey sheriff lays out early plans"
, '' Star Tribune'', Minneapolis, November 3, 2010. Retrieved on October 6, 2011.Nelson, Tim
"Bostrom succeeds Fletcher as Ramsey County Sheriff"

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, January 4, 2011. Retrieved on October 6, 2011. Bostrom was elected Sheriff replacing four-term incumbent Bob Fletcher. Fletcher was ultimately reelected to the position following Bostrom's departure. Bostrom began his law enforcement career as a police officer in the Saint Paul Police Department in 1982. He rose through the ranks becoming Assistant Chief of Support Services before his election to Ramsey County Sheriff. Bostrom holds a Doctor of Public Administration degree from

Hamline University Hamline University is a private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded in 1854, Hamline is known for its emphasis on experiential learning, service, and social justice. The university is named after Bishop Leonidas Lent Hamline ...

.Rignell, Pau
"Ramsey County Sheriff candidate Q & A's"
''Sun Newspapers'', October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011. He authored "The Influence of Education on Police Officer Work Habits"Bostrom, Matthew
"The Influence of Higher Education on Police Officer Work Habits"
''The Police Chief'' vol. 72, no. 10, October 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2011. and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection". Concurrent with his law enforcement roles, Bostrom was an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, University of Northwestern (Minnesota), and Hamline University.
''Star Tribune'', October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.

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