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Every community, no matter how large or small, relies on people in criminal justice careers to maintain peace and harmony within its population. The need for people involved in a criminal justice career is universal and, as populations diversify to ever greater degrees, criminal justice programs at colleges and universities offer reater opportunities than ever before. The demand is great and educational opportunities abound today but that wasn't always the case.
It wasn't until 1916 that the first formal criminal justice program in the United States was established. August Gus' Vollmer established the program, taught at the University of California, Berkeley (UC - Berkeley), when he served as the first chief of police of the city of Berkeley. Either accomplishment - establishing the first formal course in criminology and becoming the first police chief of a city - is noteworthy but they're just two accomplishments in the lifetime of a very distinguished American hero.
1876 - Vollmer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 7 to German immigrants.
1886 - The Vollmer family moved back to New Orleans after a couple of years in Germany following the death of Vollmer's father.
1890 - After a brief stay in San Francisco, the Vollmer family settled in Berkeley.
1896 - Before his 20th birthday, Vollmer was instrumental in organizing the North Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department. He supported his family by serving as partner at Patterson and Vollmer, a store that sold coal, grain, hay, and wood near the local fire station.
1897 - Was awarded the Berkeley Fireman medal.
1898 to 1899 - Enlisted in the United States Marines and was shipped out to the Philippines, where he saw combat in 25 battles during the Spanish-American War.
1900 - Got a job at the Berkeley post office.
1904 - Enjoyed fame as a local hero after saving countless lives by leaping onto a runaway freight train barreling through downtown Berkeley; he applied the brakes himself, averting collision with a passenger coach carrying a full capacity of commuters.
1905 - Was elected town marshall.
1907 - Won re-election as town marshall and was elected president of the California Association of Police Chiefs, although not a police chief himself.
1909 - Became the first person to serve in the newly created position of chief of police for Berkeley. After reorganization of the police force, Vollmer realized there was very little written training material covering police work so he implemented a program of training and modernization, established a bicycle patrol, centralized the city's police records system, and streamlined the process of criminal investigation. He developed a call box network, trained his staff in marksmanship, and became the first police chief in the US to require college degrees of his police officers. After gaining a reputation as the father of modern law enforcement, he lobbied the UC - Berkeley administration to create a criminal justice program.
1916 - Vollmer's criminal justice program enrolled its first students, with Vollmer himself teaching it.
1921 - Was elected president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
1923 to 1924 - Served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department but soon returned to Berkeley after encountering extreme levels of hostility and corruption associated with the police department in Los Angeles.
1924 - Married Millicent Gardner; they had no children.
1926 - Played himself in Officer 444, a silent serial directed by Francis Ford, brother of award-winning director, John Ford.
1932 - Retired from the Berkeley police force, claiming failing eyesight led to the decision. Upon retirement, Vollmer was appointed University of California Political Science Department's professor of police administration and founded its School of Criminology.
1934 - Was one of five people elected as director of the East Bay Regional Parks District. The National Academy of Sciences awarded him the Public Welfare Medal.
The last years of Vollmer's life became a battle with cancer and Parkinson's disease. With no desire to be bedridden as a result of his illnesses, Gus Vollmer took his own life on November 4, 1955. He was 79.
In 2004, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department initiated operation of a new unit to patrol the waters of San Francisco Bay near the Port of Oakland and the Oakland International Airport. The department launched a 32-foot custom-made vessel, the August Vollmer, to do so.
Every student today with a desire to become a police officer working the streets or to earn a forensics degree to solve crimes in the lab or wishing to become a game warden protecting the wilderness or any other aspect of law enforcement has Gus Vollmer to thank for leading the way.
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Every community, no matter how large or small, relies on people in criminal justice careers to maintain peace and harmony within its population. The need for people involved in a criminal justice career is universal and, as populations diversify to ever greater degrees, criminal justice programs at colleges and universities offer reater opportunities than ever before. The demand is great and educational opportunities abound today but that wasn't always the case.
It wasn't until 1916 that the first formal criminal justice program in the United States was established. August Gus' Vollmer established the program, taught at the University of California, Berkeley (UC - Berkeley), when he served as the first chief of police of the city of Berkeley. Either accomplishment - establishing the first formal course in criminology and becoming the first police chief of a city - is noteworthy but they're just two accomplishments in the lifetime of a very distinguished American hero.
1876 - Vollmer was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 7 to German immigrants.
1886 - The Vollmer family moved back to New Orleans after a couple of years in Germany following the death of Vollmer's father.
1890 - After a brief stay in San Francisco, the Vollmer family settled in Berkeley.
1896 - Before his 20th birthday, Vollmer was instrumental in organizing the North Berkeley Volunteer Fire Department. He supported his family by serving as partner at Patterson and Vollmer, a store that sold coal, grain, hay, and wood near the local fire station.
1897 - Was awarded the Berkeley Fireman medal.
1898 to 1899 - Enlisted in the United States Marines and was shipped out to the Philippines, where he saw combat in 25 battles during the Spanish-American War.
1900 - Got a job at the Berkeley post office.
1904 - Enjoyed fame as a local hero after saving countless lives by leaping onto a runaway freight train barreling through downtown Berkeley; he applied the brakes himself, averting collision with a passenger coach carrying a full capacity of commuters.
1905 - Was elected town marshall.
1907 - Won re-election as town marshall and was elected president of the California Association of Police Chiefs, although not a police chief himself.
1909 - Became the first person to serve in the newly created position of chief of police for Berkeley. After reorganization of the police force, Vollmer realized there was very little written training material covering police work so he implemented a program of training and modernization, established a bicycle patrol, centralized the city's police records system, and streamlined the process of criminal investigation. He developed a call box network, trained his staff in marksmanship, and became the first police chief in the US to require college degrees of his police officers. After gaining a reputation as the father of modern law enforcement, he lobbied the UC - Berkeley administration to create a criminal justice program.
1916 - Vollmer's criminal justice program enrolled its first students, with Vollmer himself teaching it.
1921 - Was elected president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
1923 to 1924 - Served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department but soon returned to Berkeley after encountering extreme levels of hostility and corruption associated with the police department in Los Angeles.
1924 - Married Millicent Gardner; they had no children.
1926 - Played himself in Officer 444, a silent serial directed by Francis Ford, brother of award-winning director, John Ford.
1932 - Retired from the Berkeley police force, claiming failing eyesight led to the decision. Upon retirement, Vollmer was appointed University of California Political Science Department's professor of police administration and founded its School of Criminology.
1934 - Was one of five people elected as director of the East Bay Regional Parks District. The National Academy of Sciences awarded him the Public Welfare Medal.
The last years of Vollmer's life became a battle with cancer and Parkinson's disease. With no desire to be bedridden as a result of his illnesses, Gus Vollmer took his own life on November 4, 1955. He was 79.
In 2004, the Alameda County Sheriff's Department initiated operation of a new unit to patrol the waters of San Francisco Bay near the Port of Oakland and the Oakland International Airport. The department launched a 32-foot custom-made vessel, the August Vollmer, to do so.
Every student today with a desire to become a police officer working the streets or to earn a forensics degree to solve crimes in the lab or wishing to become a game warden protecting the wilderness or any other aspect of law enforcement has Gus Vollmer to thank for leading the way.
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