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Brian O'Hara

New Jersey
Covers:  A law enforcement consultant who spent his early career inside the Newark Police Division, advancing from motorcycle patrol officer to deputy chief over two decades.

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Brian O'Hara is a law enforcement consultant whose career has centered on department-wide reform. As Newark deputy chief, he commanded the bureau responsible for internal affairs, training, and compliance with the city's 2016 federal consent decree, representing the department to community stakeholders and federal monitors throughout the implementation process. He was appointed police chief of a large urban department in 2022. O'Hara has taught police administration at Kean University and holds…