Lt. Steven Thomas has been in law enforcement since 1992, when he began his career with the Baltimore City Sheri ’s O ce and he has spent the last 21 years with the Anne Arundel County Police Department. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Sociology from U.M.B.C and a Master’s Degree in Legal & Ethical Studies from the University of Baltimore. He spent his entire police career in patrol, where he was an avid practitioner of community policing. With his “hands on experience” in community policing he was tasked in January 2014 with starting police CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) and Peer Support Teams, which he is currently the coordinator of both.
Lt. Thomas is the Anne Arundel County CIT Law Enforcement Coordinator and the I.C.I.S.F. (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) Team Coordinator. He is an approved I.C.I.S.F. Instructor and a Youth & Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor.
The effort to eradicate hate requires the active participation of every component of our society, to include governments, the private sector, communities of faith and indeed every aspect of civil society. There is no more urgent task in front of us. The organizers of the Eradicate Hate Global Summit are doing the United States and the world an enormous service by tackling hatred and extremism with a focus on honest dialogue and conversation, genuine learning and practical solutions. This will not happen overnight, but the Pittsburgh community’s leadership in this effort is genuinely inspiring and motivating.
