American police chief who established the first college-level criminal justice program at the University of California, Berkeley in 1916, pioneering the professionalization of policing through academic education and scientific methods.
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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account Death YearSourced to the subject's own account NationalitySourced to the subject's own account Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own accountAs chief of the Berkeley Police Department he professionalized American policing, championing college education for officers and early adoption of scientific investigation methods. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Vollmer convened and hosted the founding meeting of seven men at his Berkeley home on December 30, 1941, and became President-Emeritus.
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1. Wikipedia: August Vollmer
Wikipedia: American Society of Criminology
Institutions Founded: American Society of Criminology, History section, opening paragraphQuote, Institutions Founded: American Society of Criminology, History section, opening paragraph
The society traces its history back to a meeting of seven men at the home of retired Berkeley Police Department chief and criminology professor August Vollmer on December 30, 1941.
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