Arthur Woods, New York Police Commissioner

Arthur Woods, New York Police Commissioner

When Arthur Woods was a journalist, his articles about the local police caught their interest, and they soon recruited him as a Deputy. He believed in not only educating officers, such as encouraging them to be taught classes on law, sociology, and physical education, but also in educating the public, as he published the first safety booklet available to the public. In continuing education for both groups, he established an official police academy in New York. He worked with the “Italian Squad”, a police group composed of Italian-Americans, to break up gangs and labor racketeering. In his first year as Commissioner, he arrested over 200 criminals during the Labor Slugger.

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A black and white photograph of Arthur Hale Woods, a New York Police Commissioner who implemented criminology and sociology in policing.

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