Houston Mayor Lee Brown
Description
Lee Patrick Brown started off as a police officer in California, but he would continue climbing up the ranks as he improved life around him. Serving from 1982 to 1990, he became the first African-American Police Chief to the City of Houston. It was there he would first implement the method of Community Policing, which he would continue to put forward in further ranks. In New York City, he became the Police Commissioner and implemented Community Policing citywide. As a result, he started the most drastic reduction of crime in the history of New York City. He would later become the first African-American mayor of Houston, Texas.
Creator
Rice University
Date
1996
Source
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Lee_Brown.png
Rights
Lee Brown standing with Congressman Green and City Councilman Gordon Quan.
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Publisher
Rice University
Contributor
United States House of Representatives
Format
Medium: Photograph.
Language
English
Type
Figures
Identifier
African-American, Congressman, Houston, Law Enforcement, Lee Brown, Mayor, Police
Coverage
Houston
Files
Collection
Reference
Rice University, Houston Mayor Lee Brown, Rice University, 1996
Cite As
Rice University, “Houston Mayor Lee Brown,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed February 19, 2025, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/186.