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About MAURICE SMITH

Maurice Smith is a highly experienced Correction Officer, who began his career in 1996 with the New York State Department of Correctional Services as a Correction Officer and worked at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Officer Smith then joined the New York City Department of Correction in 2004. He has been recognized for his dedication, service and skillful management of care, custody and control of Persons in Custody. He has proven to be a highly adaptive Officer and this was demonstrated while assigned to the Maximum Security Restraint Housing Area in the North Infirmary Command.

Thereafter, in 2006, Officer Smith was assigned to the Emergency Preparedness Unit and assisted with the planning and implementation of the lead rehabilitation project in the housing areas of the House of Detention for Men. These rehabilitated housing areas served as temporary housing for Persons in Custody in the event of a pandemic. He is also trained in Continuity of Operations Planning and gained an understanding of the Emergency Response Operations Manual. In 2010, Officer Smith accepted the opportunity to become a Firearms Instructor, an endeavor that challenged him to meet all the instructional prerequisites. Upon successful completion, he was assigned to the Academy / Firearms & Tactics Unit, currently known as the Training and Development Bureau.

His passion and commitment to the Members of Service was easily recognizable while training them at the Firearms & Tactics Unit in the use of less lethal and deadly physical force. His passion became even more evident through his investment and commitment to training recruits who would soon become newly minted Officers.

Furthermore, his dedication to maintaining a working environment consistent with the dignity and respect of Correction Officers compelled Officer Smith to campaign for Delegate of the Academy / Firearms & Tactics Unit in the Special Election of 2018 and was proudly elected to represent his peers. Indeed, Officer Maurice Smith clearly demonstrated his commitment to his members and was successfully re-elected in 2020. Officer Maurice Smith is a Cum Laude graduate from John Jay College of Criminal Justice with a B.S., in Legal Studies and he intends to pursue a Juris Doctorate.