Matt Bostrom

Matthew D. "Matt" Bostrom is an American former law enforcement official.

Bostrom began his law enforcement career as a police officer in the Saint Paul Police Department in 1982. He rose through the ranks becoming Assistant Chief of Support Services before his election to Ramsey County Sheriff.

From January 2011 to 2016 he served as the 21st Sheriff of Ramsey County, an urban county encompassing Saint Paul, and the state capital of Minnesota. He resigned in December 2016 in order to consult research police hiring at the University of Oxford's Centre for Criminology, a position which he had controversially taken on while still serving as Sheriff. Bostrom was elected Sheriff replacing four-term incumbent Bob Fletcher. Fletcher was ultimately reelected to the position following Bostrom's departure. He received a PhD in criminology from Oxford in 2020, and as of 2026 is the president of the Center for Values-Based Initiatives, which consults for law enforcement agencies.

Bostrom holds a Doctor of Public Administration degree from Hamline University. He authored "The Influence of Education on Police Officer Work Habits" and co-authored "The United States Department of Justice: Character-Based Police Officer Selection". Concurrent with his law enforcement roles, Bostrom was an adjunct professor at Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, University of Northwestern – St. Paul, and Hamline University.

References

  1. 1 2 LLC, Center for Values-Based Initiatives. "Center for Values-Based Initiatives, LLC". Center for Values-Based Initiatives, LLC. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
  2. ↑ Xiong, Chao. "New Ramsey sheriff lays out early plans" Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine, Star Tribune, Minneapolis, November 3, 2010. Retrieved on October 6, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Nelson, Tim. "Bostrom succeeds Fletcher as Ramsey County Sheriff", Minnesota Public Radio, January 4, 2011. Retrieved on October 6, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ramsey County Sheriff Resigns To Take Oxford University Post - CBS Minnesota". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2026-10-16.
  5. ↑ "Ramsey County Elections". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-10-03. Ramsey County Elections, Select county abstract 2010 state general elections, page 27, which has 93544 votes for Matt Bostrom, 69958 votes for Bob Fletcher with 628 write in votes. The 14% difference is calculated by ((93544-69958)/(93544+69958+628))x100</ref "Dilemma for far left? Matt Bostrom honored for RNC security - City Hall Scoop". Archived from the original on 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-03. City Hall Scoop, Pioneer Press blog, September 25, 2009. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ http://rnc08report.org/archive/1227.shtml Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine RNC8 Report, September 25, 2009
  7. 1 2 Rignell, Paul."Ramsey County Sheriff candidate Q & A's", Sun Newspapers, October 23, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ Bostrom, Matthew D "The Influence of Higher Education on Police Officer Work Habits" The Police Chief vol. 72, no. 10, October 2005. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Bostrom for Ramsey County Sheriff: Research". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-03. Full article in PDF form
  10. ↑ Kimball, Joe. "Asst. St. Paul Police Chief Matt Bostrom likely to run for sheriff", Minnpost, October 27, 2009. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "New leadership for Ramsey County", Star Tribune, October 20, 2010. Retrieved October 7, 2011.