Question

Berkley, California Police Chief ______, was responsible for a number of significant advancements in policing, including putting two-way radios in police cars, developing the first crime laboratory at a police department, and creating the first criminology program at an American university.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer to the question: Berkley, California Police Chief ____, was responsible for a number of significant advancements in policing...., would be: August Vollmer.

Explanation:

August, Gus, Vollmer, became the first police chief in Berkley California and he exerted his role as such from 1909 to 1923. Vollmer has been known in history not only for being the first police chief in Berkley, but also for all the developments he instituted and which helped to advance the field of criminal justice in the U.S in the 20th century. Among the things he did, we count: putting two-way radios in police cars, developing the first crime laboratory at a police department, and most importantly of all, creating the first criminology program at an American university.