The Speaker

Det. Seoane is assigned to District B-3, one of the busiest districts in the City of Boston. He joined the BPD in 1996 and has since held a host of key positions, mostly in an investigative capacity. He began his investigative career in the Drug Control Unit as a Police Officer. After being promoted to Detective, he was assigned to the Special Investigations Unit, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations Task Force.

In addition to his highly specialized investigative training in narcotics investigation, illegal foreign gambling syndicates, elder financial crime and fraud investigations, he has served on the Crisis Negotiations Team, the Firearm Discharge Investigation Team and as an instructor for the Boston Police Academy Detective Formative Training. He has received numerous prestigious investigative awards such as the Detective of the Year by the Boston Police Foundation in 2015 and Detective of the Year from the Boston Police Detective Benevolent Society in 2022. He has received various national commendations from the United States Department of Justice when he was assigned to the FBI as a Task Force Officer. In addition, he has been awarded the Trooper George L. Hanna Award, the Boston Police Department Medal of Honor, numerous Unit, Commissioners’ and Mayor’s Citations.

Det. Seoane holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice, minor in Latin American Studies from the University of Massachusetts Boston. He also serves as the Secretary of the Latino Law Enforcement Group of Boston (LLEGO).

The Workshop

Identifying, Understanding and Unpacking Stereotypes And Bias In Policing : Wednesday, October 04, 2023 01:30P

The successful future of policing is intertwined with the foundational necessity to embrace positive normative change. Most pointedly, we, as a collective, must immerse ourselves in the work around understanding, recognizing and defining personal bias. This workshop will focus on helping law enforcement professionals better unpack the layers of their conscious and unconscious personal and professional biases.