Joseph C. Carter (general)

Infobox Military Person


name=Joseph C. Carter
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placeofbirth= Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts
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|caption=Major General Joseph C. Carter
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allegiance=United States of America
branch= United States of America
serviceyears=1974-Present
rank=Major General
commands=Army National Guard Training Site at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts
unit=Massachusetts National Guard
battles=
awards=Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Army Commendation Medal Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star Device) Humanitarian Service Medal Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hourglass Device) Army Service Ribbon
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laterwork=Joseph C. Carter is a Major General (MG) and The Adjutant General (TAG) of the Massachusetts National Guard. He is the former chief of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police. He currently lives in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts with his wife Rae, an Oak Bluffs School teacher, and his daughter Emily. [cite web |url=http://www.mvtimes.com/news/2008/01/17/joe-carter-oak-bluffs.php |title=Oak Bluffs remains home for busy Guard commander, General Carter |author=Nelson Sigelman |date=2008-01-17 |publisher=The Martha's Vineyard Times |accessdate=2008-03-23]

Law enforcement career

Joseph C. Carter began his career in law enforcement in 1974 working for the City of Boston Penal Institutions Department from 1975 through 1978. In 1978 he joined the Boston Police Department where he in positions including patrol officer, detective, patrol supervisor, Deputy Superintendent, Superintendent, Chief of Staff of the department and Chief Administrative Hearing Officer, presiding over all departmental disciplinary trial boards. In 1998 he took the position of Chief of police in his home town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, and held the position for 5 years. From 2003 through 2007 he served as the head of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police, leaving the job in September 2007 to take the full time Adjutant General's position in the state s National Guard.

Awards

*American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Innovation in Government Award – the only law enforcement recipient.

*Webber-Seavey Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement (Semi-Finalist and thus one of the top 25 programs in the world), sponsored by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP).

*Massachusetts Performance Recognition Award, which recognized three Transit Police Initiatives.

*Honored for his "outstanding leadership in law enforcement and his groundbreaking achievements in military service" by the Museum of African American History.

pecial positions held

*Member of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Anti-Terrorism and Joint-Terrorism Task Force [ATTF/JTTF] (MA).

*Member of the Municipal Police Training Committee, the Urban Crime Strategies Subcommittee of the Governor’s Commission on Criminal Justice Innovation, and the Children’s Trust Fund.

*Member of the board of the Massachusetts Police Accreditation Commission, Inc., and New England Chiefs of Police Association.

*2005-2006 First Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police

*2006-2007 President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

*1998-present Board member emeritus of the African American Heritage Trail History Project of Martha's Vineyard.

Military career

Carter has served in the United States Army Reserve and the National Guard since 1974. In the Guard, he has held numerous positions including:

*Commander, Army National Guard Training Site at the Massachusetts Military Reservation, Camp Edwards, Massachusetts

*Assistant Adjutant General for the Joint Force Headquarters for the Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard.

In August 2007 it was announced that he had been selected by Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick to succeed Brigadier General Oliver Mason and become the first African-American TAG in the 370-year history the state's Guard. He took over the position on September 21, 2007, but was officially sworn into the job on October 26, 2007 by Governor Patrick at a ceremony conducted at the Massachusetts State House. During the ceremony Carter received a 13 gun from the 101st Field Artillery Regiment, and was awarded the Legion of Merit.

Education

Civilian

Carter holds a Bachelors degree in Organizational Behavior and Management from Lesley College and Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Atlanta University.

Military

Carter is a 1992 graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and a 2002 graduate of US Army War College obtaining a Master of Strategic studies degree.

Law Enforcement

Carter is a graduate of the FBI National Academy's 140th Session; a 1986 graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum's Senior Management Institute for Police; a 1991 graduate of the ABA's National Judicial College - Administrative Law Judge course; as well as a graduate of numerous other federal, state and military law enforcement programs.

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References

*cite web
title = MG Joseph C. Carter, Biography
publisher = Massachusetts National Guard
url = http://www.mass.gov/guard/misc_docs/Bio_MG_Carter_070925.pdf
accessdate = 2007-09-24
*cite web
title = Chief Joseph C. Carter, CHS-lll Biography, MBTA Police
publisher = MBTA
url = http://transitpolice.us/Chief%20Carter.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = T police chief will lead state Guard
publisher = Boston Globe
author=Martin Finucane
date = 2007-08-16
url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/08/16/t_police_chief_will_lead_state_guard/
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = Joe Carter To Lead Mass National Guard
publisher = Boston Phoenix
author=David S. Bernstein
date = 2007-08-15
url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/08/16/t_police_chief_will_lead_state_guard/
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = Near 30 years on the front lines, Chief Carter gets some respect
publisher = Boston Globe
author=Billy Baker
date = 2007-06-17
url = http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/06/17/near_30_years_on_the_front_lines_chief_carter_gets_some_respect/
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = Patrick names new head of Massachusetts National Guard
publisher = The Daily Comet
author=Billy Baker
date = 2007-08-15
url = http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20070815/APN/708150817
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = MBTA chief Carter appointed IACP president
publisher = The Boston Bay State Banner
author=Serghino René
date = 2006-10-19
url = http://www.baystatebanner.com/archives/stories/2006/10/101906-09.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-17
*cite web
title = Oak Bluffs Police Chief Resigns Post for State Job
publisher = Vineyard Gazette Online
author=Chris Burrell
url = http://www.baystatebanner.com/archives/stories/2006/10/101906-09.htm
accessdate = 2007-08-20
*cite web
title = Former MBTA Police Chief Makes History: Joseph Carter Becomes First Black To Head Massachusetts National Guard
publisher = WCVB
author=Jim Boyd
date = 2007-10-26
url = http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14434921/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=news
accessdate = 2007-10-26
*cite web
title = AAHTMV Board of DirectorsMassachusetts National Guard
publisher = Martha's Vineyard African American Heritage Trail
url = http://www.mvheritagetrail.org/directors.html
accessdate = 2007-10-29

External links

* [http://pacer.mad.uscourts.gov/dc/cgi-bin/recentops.pl?filename=stearns/pdf/jordan.pdf CIVIL ACTION NO. 04-10927-RGS] RONALD JORDAN and ROBERT MACKAY v. JOSEPH C. CARTER, Individually and in his capacity as Chief of the MBTA Police Department and THE MBTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
* [http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&issue_id=22007&category_ID=9 IACP Urges Congress to Focus on Terrorism Prevention] , The Police Chief
* [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5164577/ Boston transit riders face random searches] , MSNBC.com
* [http://www.theiacp.org/documents/index.cfm?fuseaction=document&document_id=905 International Association of Chiefs of Police] web site
* [http://www.mass.gov/guard/ Massachusetts National Guard] Home page
* [http://www.transitpolice.us/ MBTA Police] Home page
* [http://www.theiacp.org/leadership/gov_body.htm International Association of Chiefs of Police] Governing Body
* [http://www.police.oak-bluffs.ma.us/ Oak Bluffs Police] Home page