Their two sons, Ben and Jonathon,[3] are New South Wales police officers,[5] and their daughter Emma[6] is a teacher.
He worked in a number of sections, including a secondment to the National Crime Authority of Australia in 1985, with Bankstown detectives, the Special Gaming Squad, Hurstville and Sydney City general duties.
In 1992, Scipione became the Operations Controller of the Joint Technical Services Group (JTSG), in 1995 the Commander of the Special Technical Investigation Branch (STIB), in 1998 the Chief of Staff to then Police Commissioner Peter Ryan,[8] in 2001 the Commander of Special Crime & Internal Affairs.
In 2009, Scipione introduced the first official police Bible, saying "Our officers have a great deal of respect for our chaplains, and what better way to build on that relationship than to share the gospel?
"[9][10] Scipione extended his term as commissioner at the request of Premier Mike Baird, and was expected to remain until July 2017.