Jon Murphy (police officer)

Sir Jonathan Michael Murphy, QPM, DL (born 17 June 1958) is a British academic and former senior police officer. Since 2016, he has been Professor of Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University. He was the Chief Constable of Merseyside Police from 2010 to 2016.

Sir Jon Murphy QPM DL
Chief Constable of Merseyside Police
In office 2010–2016
Preceded by	Bernard Hogan-Howe
Succeeded by	Andy Cooke
Personal details
Born	Jonathan Michael Murphy (1958-06-17) 17 June 1958 (age 66) Liverpool, England
Alma mater	University of Liverpool Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Early life and education

Murphy was born on 17 June 1958 in Liverpool, England.^[1] He studied for a Bachelor of Laws (LLB Hons) degree at Liverpool University.^[2] In 2001, he earned a diploma in Applied Criminology from Cambridge University (Fitzwilliam College).^[3][4]

Career

Police career

In January 1975, Murphy joined Merseyside Police.^[5] He rose to become as Deputy Chief Constable of Merseyside Police and a member of the Association of Chief Police Officers. He then served as Chief Constable of Merseyside Police from 2010 to 2016, before retiring form the police.^[1]

Academic career

Murphy held the Fulbright Police Fellowship at the University of California in 1995.^[1] In June 2016, he gave the 141st Roscoe Lecture at Liverpool John Moores University.^[6] In July 2016, he became Professor of Advanced Policing Studies at Liverpool John Moores University.^[7]

Honours

Murphy has been commended on fourteen occasions and was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in the 2007 Birthday Honours.^[8] He was knighted in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to policing.^[9]

Ribbon	Description	Notes
	Knight Bachelor (Kt)	June 2014
	Queen's Police Medal (QPM)	16 June 2007 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours List [10]
	Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal	2002 UK Version of this Medal
	Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal	2012 UK Version of this Medal
	Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal

• He was appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Merseyside on 1 March 2017.^[11] This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for Life.

References

1. "Murphy, Sir Jonathan (Michael)". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.253981. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
2. "New Merseyside Chief Announced | UK Police News - Police Oracle". www.policeoracle.com.
3. "University of Cambridge" (PDF).^{[permanent dead link]}
4. The Fitzwilliam Journal, Volume XVV, No 1, 2014, p. 63.
5. "Sir Jon Murphy QPM, Chief Constable". Merseyside Police. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
6. "Armed police and further cuts – Sir Jon Murphy's Roscoe Lecture considers the future of policing". Liverpool John Moores University. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
7. "Prof Jon Murphy". Centre for Advanced Policing Studies. Liverpool John Moores University. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
8. "Chief Officer Group: Chief Constable Jon Murphy". merseyside.police.uk. Merseyside Police. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
9. "No. 60895". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2014. p. b2.
10. "The London Gazette 16 June 2007". The London Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
11. "Deputy Lieutenant Commissions MERSEYSIDE LIEUTENANCY". The London Gazette. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

External links

• Merseyside Police's new chief constable Jon Murphy faces up to budget challenge

Police appointments
Preceded by Bernard Lawson (Acting)	Chief Constable of Merseyside Police 2010 – 2016	Succeeded by Andy Cooke