Ismael Betancourt Lebron

Ismael Betancourt Lebrón
Born July 27, 1930
San Sebastián, Puerto Rico
Died June 5, 2014
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Police career
Department Puerto Rico Police Department
Country Puerto Rico
Rank Superintendent (1989–1993)

Ismael Betancourt Lebrón (July 27, 1930 - June 5, 2014) was a Puerto Rican police officer when he joined the public service in the newly established Commonwealth in 1952. He was district attorney in San Juan and superintendent for the Puerto Rico Police Department between 1989 and 1992, during the governorship of Rafael Hernández Colón.

Puerto Rico Police Department

During his time in the police, among other initiatives, it amended the regulation of police recruitment to include two psychological tests and one polygraph test for applicants. Betancourt Lebrón defended increased academic levels to enter the police and favored the professionalization of the Puerto Rico Police.

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    Police appointments
    Preceded by
    Carlos J. Lopez Feliciano
    Superintendent of the Puerto Rico Police
    1989–1993
    Succeeded by
    Pedro Toledo


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