Board Members - Bios
James R. Craze
Chief of Police
Greenbelt Police Department
James R. Craze is Chief of Police of the Greenbelt Police Department in Greenbelt, Maryland. Chief Craze is a 37-year veteran of the Department having served 22 years as Chief.
Chief Craze holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Law Enforcement/ Criminology from the University of Maryland. He is a graduate of the 146th Session of the FBI National Academy and the 29th Session of the FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development course.
Chief Craze is currently a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Executive Board and a member of the IACP Financial Review Committee. He has served as the Maryland representative to the IACP State Association of Chiefs of Police (SACOP). Chief Craze is past president of the Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and past president of the Prince George’s County, Maryland Chiefs of Police Association. He currently serves as Chair of the Maryland State Police/Prince George’s/Montgomery County Initiative Drug Task Force (HIDTA).
Chief Craze is a military veteran having served four years in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam era as an Air Police canine handler.


