INDIANAPOLIS (February 29, 2008) - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) Board today approved Governor Mitch Daniels' appointment of T. Neil Moore as the agency's executive director. Moore replaces Mike Cunegin who joined the Indiana Department of Correction as deputy commissioner of administration.
"Neil's 30-plus years of local law enforcement experience will provide ICJI with valuable perspective," Daniels said. "He understands the broad range of challenges faced by police agencies and how ICJI can best assist departments in their crime-fighting initiatives."
Moore began his law enforcement career as an Indiana State Excise Police agent. He then worked for the Fort Wayne Police Department, advancing through the ranks to serve as the city's chief of police for 10 years. After 22 years in law enforcement, Moore became an assistant professor at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. During his academic career, he assisted police and sheriffs' departments in establishing community policing initiatives and improving communications between officers and citizens.
ICJI provides grants to local law enforcement agencies for victims' assistance funds; impaired and dangerous driving enforcement initiatives; methamphetamine control; and programs to reduce and prevent juvenile crime.
Moore will begin his new duties on March 17.
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