Maryland Crime Prevention 
Association

 

Ron Schwartz
Major (Ret)

Biography

Retired Major Ronald B. Schwartz served with the Baltimore County Police Department for more than Forty-One years holding command positions in both patrol and support divisions. These positions include the Training Academy, Intelligence Division, Departmental Night Commander, the Technical Support Services Division, several Patrol Precincts, the Office of Policy, Analysis and Development Services as the Initiative Manager for Community Policing, and the Commander of Departmental Crime Prevention Programs and Security Strategy.

As a professional trainer, Retired Major Schwartz traveled throughout the Country providing Community Policing, problem solving, strategic planning and crime prevention and Security training for a wide variety of public and private organizations including:

  • The Police and Private Security Association
  • The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
  • The East Coast Conference on Community Policing
  • The Maryland Law Enforcement Officers’ Association
  • The U.S. Attorney’s Office
  • Maryland Crime Prevention Institute
  • The National Institute of Justice

Major Schwartz was appointed to the Governor of Maryland’s Consortium for the State of Maryland Community Policing Academy and was also selected as a Training Fellow for the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program through the Department of State.

Major Schwartz has been involved with the Maryland Crime Prevention Association, Inc. since it’s beginning in 1983 and has served as the organizations President for the past fourteen years.

Major Schwartz has earned an Associate of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice from the Essex Community College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Strategic Management and Human Resources from Towson State University. Major Schwartz has also received his Board Certification as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) through the American Society for Industrial Security and continues to be a member in good standing.

In July of 2011 the Chief of the Baltimore County Police Department appointed Major Schwartz as the Commander of the Baltimore County Training Division from where he retired in December of 2011.