Oakland Police Department (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780738547268)

The California legislature granted a charter to the new community of Oakland in 1862, and a year later, the town council appointed three peace officers. When it was a dusty Western town, Oakland's major business was raising cattle to feed San Franciscans and the gold miners north of Sacramento. Year by year, as Oakland grew in size and population, the police department grew with it. The Oakland Police Department pioneered the use of call boxes, police cars, and other technical innovations. It has served the city well through good times and bad, wars, fires, and earthquakes. A large, diverse organization serving a complex multicultural city, the Oakland Police Department today accepts the challenges of policing in the 21st century.

Author: Phil McArdle
ISBN-10: 0738547263
ISBN-13: 9780738547268
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.56w x 0.34d