Describe August Vollmer's contributions to policing
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include some of the following contributions made by Vollmer:
• The creation of a police school, or formal training program for police officers
• The use of bicycle and automobile patrol
• Innovation in recruitment and hiring, including hiring college students and administering a variety of entrance exams to applicants (including intelligence, psychiatric, and neurological tests)
• The first radio patrol car
• A belief that police should play an active part in the life of the community
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