The Delray Police Department consists of over 150 sworn police officers and 74 civilian personnel. The Delray Police Department is organized with Administration, Support, Investigations and the three policing districts answering directly to the chief of police.
The Delray Police Department has an extensive array of community and volunteer activities such as police explorers, volunteer training division, Hispanic-American roving patrol and others.
Neal Rawls was a sergeant with the Delray Police Department (Florida). During his police career, he made an impressive number of felony arrests, including robbers, smugglers, rapists and murderers. Neal Rawls received 14 commendations, led a tactical unit for in-progress crimes, was civil defense liaison for his department, and Public Information Officer. Additionally, Neal Rawls was an instructor at the Palm Beach County Police Academy and Palm Beach Community College, teaching firearms; pursuit and defensive driving; surveillance; arrest, search and seizure; and the use of personal defensive weapons.
Neal Rawls holds a BA in criminology and a Master's Criminal Justice. In 1981, Rawls went into private industry as a personal bodyguard for a corporate executive. He was promoted to director of security for the corporation, charged with designing and developing security protocols for company offices worldwide. He became a private consultant in 1997. Rawls is a Level III Homeland Security Specialist certified through the American College of Forensic Examiners International, and a member of the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).