Chapman, Samuel Greeley

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CHAPMAN, Samuel Greeley

CHAPMAN, Samuel Greeley. American, b. 1929. Genres: Criminology/True Crime. Career: Professor of Political Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, 1967-91. Member, Norman City Council, 1972-76; and since 1977 (Vice-Mayor, 1976, 1978, 1982-84). Patrolman, Dept. of Police, Berkeley, California, 1951-56; Police Consultant, Public Administration Service, Chicago, 1956-59; Assistant Professor, School of Police Administration Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1959-63; Police Chief, Multnomah County Sheriff's Police Dept., Portland Oregon, 1963-65; Assistant Director, President's Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1965-67. Publications: Dogs in Police Work, 1960; (with E. St. Johnston) The Police Heritage in England and America, 1962; Police Patrol Readings, 1964, rev. ed., 1970; (with D. Clark) Educational Backgrounds for Police, 1966; Perspectives on Police Assaults in the South Central United States, 1974; (with G. Eastman) Short of Merger: Countywide Police Resource Pooling, 1976; Police Murders and Effective Countermeasures, 1976; Police Dogs in America, 1979; Cops, Killers, and Staying Alive, 1986; Police Dogs in North America, 1990; Murdered on Duty: The Killing of Police Officers in America, 1999. Address: 680 Kane Ct, Reno, NV 89512-1354, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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