Joseph D. McNamara was chief of police for the city of San Jose, California for fifteen years, as well as Kansas City, Missouri. He is recognized as an expert in criminal justice, police technology and management systems, crime prevention, and international drug control policies. He was appointed a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, in 1991.
McNamara was a pioneer in criticizing the way Police Departments and the government " fought the war on crime". McNamara challenged what has long been the norm in society on how to best deal with drug use in the United States. He was also on the forefront of police corruption and abuses committed by Police Officers.
Numerous articles, interviews, lectures were researched to best convey McNamara's philosophy of police technology, innovativeness and management style (leadership).
McNamara's career in law enforcement spans a thirty-five-year period. He began in Harlem as a beat patrolman for the New York City......
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