Derick Miller

The Irving Police Department swore in its 11th Police Chief, Chief Derick Miller, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. A native of Benbrook, Chief Miller joined the Carrollton Police Department in 1992 as a reserve officer. Since then, he worked his way up through each rank and was appointed Police Chief of the Carrollton Police Department in 2017.

Chief Miller’s main interests are contemporary issues in policing, professional policing approaches, and police administration.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington, Graduate Certificate in Criminal Justice from the University of Virginia, is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the Senior Management Institute of Policing, the Institute of Law Enforcement Administration, and holds a Master Peace Officer’s Certification from the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

Chief Miller is an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at Arlington, teaching courses in criminology. He is an active member of the FBI National Academy Associates, International Chiefs of Police, and National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE). He is the past president of Team Texas for the Families of Fallen Officers.