014 First Responder Leadership Podcast - Chief Steven Casstevens

Chief Steven Casstevens is the immediate past president of the International Chiefs of Police and the current Chief at the Buffalo Grove, IL Police Department. He provides his take on mental health and wellness in law enforcement.

BIO Steven Casstevens is the Chief of Police with the Buffalo Grove, IL Police Department. He retired in 2011 as an Assistant Chief with the Hoffman Estates, IL Police Department, where he served for nearly 30 years. He then served as Chief of Police with the Cary, IL Police Department for 2 ½ years prior to being hired in Buffalo Grove June of 2013. He began his law enforcement career in the Military Police with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in 1976.

Casstevens is a Past President of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP). He is currently President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). He serves on the Executive Committee of “Fight Crime-Invest in Kids” as well as their National Leadership Council. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, the Advisory Board for Blue H.E.L.P. as well as the Executive Board of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).

He has authored numerous articles for Police Chief Magazine, Command Magazine and Law and Order. His 2011 keynote speech to a basic law enforcement academy class was featured in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin. He served as an adjunct instructor for Northwestern University Center for Public Safety for over 20 years. He has been a guest speaker for WYCC – Chicago TV, WGN Radio, Fox TV, C-SPAN, the Sean Spicer Show as well as several state and national law enforcement conferences. He has been a consultant for Ford Motor Company and Technical Advisor for Allstate Insurance and the National Safety Council. He has been called to testify before a Congressional Committee on health benefits for law enforcement and most recently was called before the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice to provide testimony on the issue of police officer safety and wellness. In 2020 he testified before a Senate Judiciary Hearing on Police Reform.

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