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August Vollmer

August Vollmer (1876 - 1955) was a former police chief who, during the 1920s, persuaded the University of California to teach criminal justice. This is often seen as the start of criminal justice, as an academic field.

See also: William H. Parker[?], Orlando W. Wilson



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