Matthew D. "Matt" Bostrom is an American academic and former law enforcement official. From January 2011 to 2017 he served as the 21st Sheriff of Ramsey County, an urban county encompassing Saint Paul, and the state capital of Minnesota. He is currently a member of the law faculty at the Centre for Criminology at Oxford University England.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", Minnesota Public Radio, January 4, 2011. Retrieved on October 6, 2011. Bostrom was elected Sheriff replacing four-term incumbent Bob Fletcher.<ref> Ramsey County Elections, Select county abstract 2010 state general elections, page 27, which has 93544 votes for Matt Bostrom, 69958 votes for Bob Fletcher with 628 write in votes. The 14% difference is calculated by ((93544-69958)/(93544+69958+628))x100</ref City Hall Scoop, Pioneer Press blog, September 25, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2011.</ref>http://rnc08report.org/archive/1227.shtml RNC8 Report, September 25, 2009 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.Rignell, Paul."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 D "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". Full article in PDF form Concurrent with his law enforcement roles, Bostrom was an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, University of Northwestern – St. Paul, and Hamline University.Kimball, Joe. "Asst. St. Paul Police Chief Matt Bostrom likely to run for sheriff", Minnpost, October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2011."New leadership for Ramsey County", Star Tribune, October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
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