Daley's Florida vacation and the career of police Commissioner Timothy O'Connor, who retired before the month was out. But riding to the rescue of Daley and the department wasn't a hard-nosed, tough-talking lawman ready to whip everybody into shape.
The unlikely person who would restore morale and push the Chicago Police Department into the 20th century was a tall, slender, graying man who went by the title of dean: O. He had chaired Daley's search committee to replace O'Connor, was the dean of the criminology school at the University of California at Berkeley, and the author of books with scintillating titles such as "Police Records: Their Installation and Use," "Police Administration" and "Police Planning. When the search committee offered up its own chairman to lead the department, a reportedly surprised Daley immediately approved.
Wilson didn't just bring a sterling reputation, which provided the mayor with much-needed political cover, he also came bearing immediate policy changes ironed out by the committee. They included suggestions ranging from improving officer uniforms and appearance to a major reorganization of the force, though the most important and revolutionary change was to diminish political meddling and control of the department.
The politicians didn't stop at captains, though, the Tribune reported. The scandal "disclosed, once again, the machinery of the long lived, well-oiled, payoff system that provides big time crime syndicate protection.
The city's policemen are the collectors. Alla fine, Daley decise di nominare lo stesso Wilson come Commissario. A partire dal 2 marzo , Wilson ha servito il sovrintendente di polizia del dipartimento di polizia di Chicago fino al suo pensionamento nel Il morale della polizia e l'immagine pubblica della polizia sono aumentate. Ha creato nuovi programmi per la revisione interna della cattiva condotta della polizia, ma ha fortemente resistito agli sforzi di revisione civile della polizia sostenuti dagli attivisti per i diritti civili.
Gli arresti di neri di Chicago aumentarono drammaticamente e in modo sproporzionato durante il mandato di Wilson. Wilson Article November 12, With the exception of wartime service as Director of de-Nazification activities in Germany, he spent twenty-one years at the University, the last decade as Dean of the School of Criminology. In , he received an urgent call from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, whose administration was in jeopardy because of a major police scandal. Wilson was appointed to chair a search committee empaneled to select a reform police commissioner.
When the committee could not find a competent applicant, it turned to its chairman, and persuaded Wilson to take the job. During his seven years in office, he completely reorganized the police department, aggressively fought corruption, and inspired public confidence in his efforts. He retired in Wilson was scrupulously honest, and dedicated to creating an American police profession.
Police Books. W Wilson More Info. About the Berkeley Police Department:. The City of Berkeley was incorporated in The City was policed by a elected town Marshal. In addition the Marshal was assisted by elected Constables. Through these years the Marshal and Constables mostly served papers and seldom arrested without a warrant.
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