August Vollmer: The Father of American Policing (IMAGE)

Sam Houston State University

August Vollmer: The Father of American Policing

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Professor Willard Oliver of the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Sam Houston State University wrote a comprehensive biography on former Berkeley Police Chief August Vollmer, known as the 'Father of American Policing'.

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Harriet McHale/SHSU

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