Ismael Betancourt Lebron
Puerto Rican police officer
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| Intro | Puerto Rican police officer | |
| Places | Puerto Rico | |
| was | Police officer | |
| Work field | Law | |
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| Birth | 27 July 1930 | |
| Death | 5 June 2014 (aged 83 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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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.
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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.