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OLEA Releases
Two-Year
University of Chicago Study
Of Successful Patrolmen
Is IT POSSIBLE TO PREDICT whether
a man will become a successful
. patrolman even before he enters the
police profession?
The answer is yes, according to the
Industrial Relations Center (IRC) at the
University of Chicago, after a two-year
study made in cooperation with the Chicago
Police Department and funded by a
$40,000 grant from the Office of Law
Enforcement Assistance, U. S. Dept. of
Justice.
The study results were released by
Patrick Murphy, administrator of the Law
Enforcement Assistance Administration,
on February 8 in Washington, D.C.
According to the report, contributions
from the social sciences have not kept
pace with the technological sciences in
helping the patrolman do a better job.
"The value of psychological testing in
selecting police officers has long been
recognized," according to the report.
However, there has never been an
attempt to find out if the tests were
useful; i.e., if the test results actually
correlated with later performance.
I n order to even consider this kind
of study, these things were necessary: A
professional police department, willing to
cooperate in such a study; an institution
staffed by scientists with the knowledge
and equipment to perform such a study;
and financial support.
These three things were brought together
for the first study of its kind ever
made. The staff was made up of members
of the Chicago Police Department's
Personnel Division and the Industrial Relations
Center at the UniverSity of Chicago.
The University's research team
was headed by Dr. Melany E. Baehr,
Director of Measurement Research, IRC.
John E. Furcon was field director for
the project, and Ernest C. Froemel was
in charge of computer processing.
Two Main Goals
The study had two primary goals:
l. The development of effective procedures
and the establishment of general
standards for patrolmen selection.
2. The identification of distinctive
"patrolman types," as defined by field
performance, which cannot be ade·
quately defined by "average patrolman."
The researchers wanted to go beyond
what they termed the "oversimplified
concept of the 'average' patrolman and
show that a variety of psychological
types may be associated with success or
failure as a police officer." They wanted
to find out the characteristics or attributes
typical of successful, competent
patrolmen; the different types of policemen
which are equated with success;
and the ways in which patrolmen are like
each other and the ways in which they
differ.
The researchers made use of techniques
already found to be successful in
other government agencies and in
industry.
The first step was to analyze the
patrolman's job. The focus was on beat
patrolmen, rather than those assigned
to technical, administrative, and the
many other specialized functions.
"This focus provided us with a police
function exhibiting the necessary levels
of ability and homogenity, and more important,
one which all police organizations
have in common," according to
the report.
The analysis of the beat patrolman's
job went far beyond the stated Civil
Service descriptions. It was a list of the
"essential behavioral requirements."
Part of the list was "arm-chair"
analysis-the study of departmental and
civil service job descriptions, training
bulletins, case reports, etc. The field
observation included tours of various
facilities, meetings and talks with patrol·
men and supervisors. But most fruitful
was the time spent out in the Districts
and on the streets on patrol car "ride·
alongs." Four staff members spent hours
in the high, low and average crime rate
Districts, during all three watches, at
various times of the week.
Twelve Districts were selected which
provided a representation of the wide
spectrum of big city police work, of
"fast" Districts as well as "slow" Dis·
tricts.
Selection of Participants
The next problem was selection of
the men to take part in the study. To
do this, performance measures on the
men taking part had to be obtained.
Eight criteria were selected. Seven of
these were the Department's own measures.
The most important of these was
the semi-annual performance rating
made by District su pervisors. Others
were tenure, or length of time in the
Department, Department awards, com·
plaints registered in the Internal Investigation
Division, disciplinary actions, at·
tendance, and number of arrests made.
The eighth measure, called the pairedcomparison
appraisal, was developed by
the IRC and calls for some explanation.
A total of 253 supervisory sergeants and
field lieutenants rated the performance
of 2327 men-about 85 per cent of the
uniformed patrol officers in the selected
Districts - by the paired·comparison
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method. Each supervisor was asked to
supply the IRC with a list of from 20
to 40 names of beat patrolmen with
whom they were well acquainted. The
IRC then prepared a set of rating cards,
with every possible pair of names on the
card. The rater was asked only to check
the name of the better of the two men
on each card, on the basis of their field
performa nce.
Each man was rated by an average of
three to four supervisors on the watch,
each using this method independent of
the others.
Then the District Commanders asked
for volunteers from the over 2300 men
who had been rated by the paired-comparison
method. They would be paid $15
to take part in the study, during their
off hours.
Since the study was conducted solely
for resea rch pu rposes, the information
obtained during test sessions was completely
confidential. None of the individual
test information will ever be made
available to the Department, none of it
will become part of any man's personnel
file, and none of the information will
in any way help or hinder a man in pro·
motion or assignment.
The great majority of the patrolmen
in the cooperating Districts volunteered
to participate.
From these volunteers, the men were
selected on these three bases:
Furcon reads test instructions.
4 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
1. The man had to have been rated
by at least two supervisors in the
District.
2. There had to be an acceptable level
of individual consistency and agreement
in the pooled supervisory ratings.
3. The men selected were in either
the top third or bottom third in level
of performance.
A total of 490 District officers were
selected for the testing. The study was
divided into two "Waves" so that the
testing itself could be more carefully
evaluated. The results of Wave 1 were
analyzed, and as a result, several of the
least promising tests were dropped, and
others substituted in Wave 2 . While
there are only small differences between
Wave 1 and 2, the changes did result
in increases in the correct prediction of
performance.
During Wave 1, 242 officers from Districts
2, 5, 10, 15 and 19 were tested.
During Wave 2, 248 officers were tested
from Districts 3, 7, 8, 9, 14 and 21. In
addition, 60 Task Force Tactical patrol·
men were tested during Wave' 2 .
A battery of tests, lasting approximately
four hours, was given. The tests
were chosen because they were con·
sidered to be the best measures of essential
behavior required for patrolmen
performances.
After the tests were analyzed,. the first
conclusion that could be drawn from the
results was that, for the total group, there
is a high relationship between the test
battery scores and independent measures
of performance. This was particularly
true for the three major per·
formance criteria: the Department's performance
rating, the paired-comparison
ratings and tenure.
"A second result was less expected,"
according to the summary. "That is that
while significant relationships between
test scores and performance could be
shown for the total group, the relationship
increased even more when white
subgroups and Negro subgroups were
treated separately."
Attributes and Assessments
The researchers were able to identify
the essential attributes for successful
patrolman performance, and to show
that specific tests could assess these
attributes.
I n terms of personal background, a
stable family relationship during childhood,
the early assumption of family responsibilities
(i.e., relatively early marriage)
and the enjoyment of better than
average health characterized the successful
officer.
Good mental functioning and better
than average perceptual abilities were
also essential attributes. In terms of
aptitude, successful patrolmen exhibited
cooperative rather than aggressive or
withdrawal behavior in facing problem
situations.
Successful officers were self-confident,
had good control of themselves (i.e.,
were not impulsive), and had a realistic
approach to life.
"The results of this study are in direct
contradiction to the statements made by
those who maintain that sociopathic
tendencies are required for patrolman
success," noted the study. It continued,
"It must be concluded that the ideal
attributes for success are all related to
stability-stability in the parental and
personal family situations, stability coming
from personal self-confidence and
the control of emotional impulses, stability
in the maintenance of cooperative
rather than hostile or competitive attitudes,
and stability deriving from a
resistance to stress and a realistic rather
than a subjective orientation toward life."
This is only an initial step, however,
in the selection and placement of police
personnel, according to the IRC.
" As the complexity of an occupation
increases, its demands become more
diverse. There is growing room for individuality
of styles in meeting these demands
. . occupational subgroups will
begi n to emerge."
This is what happened in the study of
Chicago patrolmen. It was possible to
distinguish eight such subgroups, whose
performance patterns differed from the
majority of patrolmen in the Department,
and from members of the other subgroups.
Mr. Furcon emphasized that
these were only some of the subgroups
which might be identified.
Five of these subgroups exhibited desirable
or acceptable performance patterns,
while the remaining three were
characterized by relatively poorer performance.
These groups were classified
in the following manner:

Eight Performance Pattern Subgroups
Successful Performance Less-Than-Successful Performance
SUBGROUP 1
Low Tenure-Excellent Performance
SUBGROUP 2
Low Tenure-Good Performance
NEWCOMERS TO THE DEPARTMENT
ESTABLISHED PATROLMEN
SUBGROUP 3
Low Tenure-Poor Performance
SUBGROUP 4
Average Tenure-Excellent Performance
SUBGROUP 5
Average Tenure-Poor Performance
with Disciplinary
Actions
SUBGROUP 6
Average Tenure-Conflicting Ratings &
General Disciplinary
Problems
OLD TIMERS
SUBGROUP 7
Long Tenure-Excellent Performance
SUBGROUP 8
Long Tenure-Good Performance
It was not the aim of the subgroup
research to classify all patrolmen into
these categories. Bear in mind that all
these men differed substantially from
the average range of performance, and
were only a small number of those
tested.
It was possible to distinguish the
psychological characteristics of patrol·
men comprising these subgroups. For
example, the following contrasts emerge
in examining the test results of subgroup
1 and subgroup 6 patrolmen in comparison
to the "basic" patrolman group:
Subgroup 1 Subgroup 6
Excellent performance Conflicting ratings and
general disciplinary problems
Background and Experience
Higher drive, higher vocational Lack of assumption of
satisfaction than basic group family responsibility
Mental Abilities
Strong perceptional skills Below average perceptional skills
and fast reaction time and slow reaction time
Aptitudes
High cooperation and low withdrawal High withdrawal
Behavior
High energy level and Low self-reliance and conflicting
high spontaneity impulse control-low on realistic control
What are the implications of this study
for the future? One is the need for more
research in police officer selection and
more awareness in the police commu ·
nity of the need for this research.
It was pointed out that more research
must be done to identify other patrolmen
subgroups-the eight identified is
only a beginning. In addition, it was
suggested that the research be expanded
to include investiga tory and supervisory
person nel.
Another recommendation is that these
tests should be administered at the time
of application to the Department. and
then followed up on at a specific pOint
-after a full year's service by an officer,
for example.
The report cautioned against using
these tests in other communities without
a study to determine whether they
are valid for that particular locality. "A
definite standard appropriate to the
Chicago Police Department may be inappropriate
in other departments," said
the study.
Already, the results of this study have
been put to use in the Police Department.
The Department had enough confidence
in the results that it began
using the best two hours of tests on
recruits at the Academy last March. At
the present time, academy recruits re o
ceive the full four-hour test battery.
These tests are being used to ac·
cumulate data for the future. The Department
will later follow up to find
out how well they predicted patrolman
success.
This study is another step in the direction
of improving the stature of the
lawen forcement profession.
No other police department is doing
more than Chicago to insure that its
patrolmen are the best available. *
MARCH, 1969 5

from the T. A.
FIELD #5
6 CHICAGO POLICE STA.R
AE MEN OR women better drivers?
Ptlmn. Harry Reid, Traffic Area
# 5, who has spent most of his
over 20 years with the Department in
Traffic, had both facts and opinions.
" Women are good drivers," he said,
then qualified it. "If they'd just leave
their poodles at home and drive. I've
seen women who looked as though they
were wearing a big fur collar, and you
pull up and they have a poodle sitting
up on each shoulder. Can't possibly
see a thing."
Reid has been an expressway man on
the Kennedy for nine years and on the
Eisenhower for two years before that.
He gets the traffic to a nd from the
northwest side, northwestern suburbs
and O'Hare Airport.
" I've seen so many women drivers
let their kids-two to five years of
age-stand on the seat next to them.
If they have to stop suddenly, the kid
can go through the windshield like a
bullet. When you say anything to the
mother about it, she gets very indignant.
But it is a violation and you can write
a ticket on it."
According to safety experts, children
should be in the rear seat of the car
and buckled into a seat belt.
"We have special problems with airline
stewardesses," said Reid . "They allow
themselves only two or three extra
minutes to get to the airport. And as
a rule, they have out-of-town licenses
and are driving a friend's car."
Reid 's comments about drivers were
not limited to women, however.
" Then you get the salesman who's
just lost a sale or made a sale and
he's driving back to the office--driving,
talking into a dictaphone, jotting down
notes all at once. And guys shaving on
their way to work in the morning-you
see that. A person can't drive safely
if he 's concentrating on three other
things.
" A good number of accidents are
rear-end collisions, as a result of tailgating,"
said Reid . " Some of the offenders
are drivers of tractor-trailers.
Trucks driving too fast for the load
they're carrying are big problems."
Working the Day Shift
There are three shifts, each with oneman
cars, on the Kennedy. Reid works
7 A.M . to 3 P.M.
"80th in the morning and afternoon
you have the rush hour, going down and
coming back. It's much heavier in the
afternoon and evening hours, though,
because you have people going home
from work, getting changed and going
back out again. So the afternoon rush
lasts until 8, 9 and 10 o'clock."
Writing tickets is not the biggest job
of expressway men, whatever some
traffic violators might think. It's keeping
the traffic moving.
"Untying traffic is the biggest job.
Whenever something ties up traffic-an
overturned tractor-trailer, a car accid ent
or whatever-you have to get to it by
going up on the shoulder," said Reid .
" Sometimes you have to block traffic
from one direction to get ambulances in
from the opposite lanes."
Still, Reid doesn't envy the midnight
expressway men, either.
"They get the drunks," said Reid.
"And accidents on the midnights are
frequently fatal. We had four deaths
just last week, all on the midnights.
You don't have a fatal very often during
the days because people don't reach the
speeds during rush hours."
Reid and the other expressway men
work alone-something Reid prefers.
And they don't get as many radio calls
as a regular beat man. They find their
problems themselves-and pl enty of
them .

THE BLUE LIGHT
1st District: Sincere condolences to Vince
Tenuto and family on the loss of his
father. Also to Jim Koch and family on
the loss of his father and to Jim Radats
on the loss of his wife, Marion . .
Congratulations to Lt. John Cody, Sgt.
Thomas Gilroy and, last but not least,
Sgt. Ray Kunkel on their recent promo·
tions. Ray just pawned off two daughters
on unsuspecting males and then was
promoted to Sergeant. What more could
you ask for? . .. The Crime·Fighter on
paper, Joe Sheehy, just returned with
green shoes from Florida , or was that
Ireland? .. . Congratulations to Angelo
Dangles who received a Dept. Commendation
for his dedication to duty which
he exhibited in rescuing the occupants
of a building that caught fire. . Outdoorsman
John Puhr recently purchased
a camper trailer that sleeps eight. Any·
one wishing reservations contact John
any day between the hours of 8·5 P.M.
. .. Our girl Joan is planning a Las
Vegas "holiday." Maybe marriage?
-Ptlmn. George Thiese
3rd District: With the approval of Dist.
Cmdr. William B. Griffin, I have reserved
each third month to honor our outstanding
and praiseworthy personnel during
that period. Honor Roll: Capt. F. Lynch,
Lt. R. Waigand, Sgt. J. Gallagher; Vice
Unit: Offs. Wm. O'Brien, O. Richard, C.
Jones, C. Harrison, O. Cotton; Tactical
Unit: R. Nevel, T. Martin, J. Pienta, H. ·
Kulovitz, G. Simpson, R. Macey, C. Johnson,
C. Radcliff, T. Rowan, A. Hayes, T.
Earth, M. Steward, T. Kelly; Regular
Beat: Offs. T. Czajkowski, T. Nolan, R.
Dixon, T. Faragoi, W. Kuelbs, J . Roque,
H. Horst, R. Rajewski, P. Fanella, W.
Michalski, D. O'Sullivan, A. Cartwright,
E. Ervin, M. Brown, G. Hilbring, R.
Portis ... Our "Three Star Salute" goes
to R. Smith and his partner, G. Pitts.
They made 17 outstanding on view arrests
during this period (8 narcotics and
9 UUW's) . . . The Dist's. supporting
honoraries are Offs. D. Pearson, T.F.A.
# 2, and P. Branch, 21st Dist. We wish
to acknowledge the fine cooperation received
from the entire T.F.A. #2, Youth
Div., and all of the adjoining Dist. personnel.
We also wish to congratulate
N. A. Mainor, promoted to Sgt... . This
writing finds our Retirement Committee
busily preparing for its annual extrava- '
ganza in honor of retired Sgt. Thomas
(Joe) Connelly, Martinique, 27 Feb.
-ptlmn. Art Kimber
6th District: Welcome to Lt. J. Madigan,
Ptlmn. B. Marcy and M. McMahon and
best wishes to Lt. B. Lynch who is moving
over to 3. A special welcome to one
of the great crime fighters; Bill (Track
'em Down) Callahan who is just in from
Area #2 Task Force . .. Cadet Cummings
was married on 2 Feb. and was
briefed by our Mary Melaniphy on how to
spend his honeymoon. Young Cummings
and his bride, Kathy Lamy, will honey·
moon in exotic Oak Lawn. (Well, on
cadet's pay you can't expect much.)
Best wishes to both . . . The comedy
team of J. Brown and B. Walsh are fea·
tured each morning in the Review Room.
This month's feature is "errors galore"
· .. Sgt. Tony Griz, who placed 35th on
the nation's best dressed list, has a new
Edwardian with inverted pleats (and it
even looks like a suit) ... Dean Casper,
who rejected offers to be head coach of
the Redskins, said in a recent interview
that he is available for spot commercials
Softball season is near and tryouts
will be held in early April. The only posi·
tions sewed up are 15·year-veteran J.
Byron on the mound and Sgt. N. Rourke
at the hot corner. Both Rourke and
Byron will handle the managerial phase
of the game. A good pitcher and a good
third baseman go hand in hand but
fellas, not around the station . .. A
message to Tom Quinn who was recently
injured on duty: Get well, Tom, and I
thought I saw your girl last night at a
party with old smoothy D. Anderson ...
. On a more serious note we would like
to mention that Mrs. Paul Smajo is starting
a womens' auxiliary for wives of
C.O.P. members. Girls, if interested, contact
Mrs. Smajo at home.
-Ptlmn. Robert M. Angone
8th District: May we say welcome aboard
to J. Baio, T, Dowd, J. Driscoll, R. Dvorak,
M. Jamen, R. Kleim, F. Javery, C. Leveck,
R. Lovell, J. Okoskey, R. Rolnecki, R.
Saulinski, T. Sense, J. Sioot, M. Spagnolo,
R. Switalski, R. Wagner (our former
Cadet), W. Wolanski . . Congratulations
to our newlY'promoted Lt. Harry Town
· . . "Alley talk": Bowling league standings
as of 13 Feb.; 1st: Pink Elephants;
three ties for 2nd place: Town and Coun·
try\ Vern and Annes and Sloufs Lounge
· . . "Proud parents": Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Bills have a new bundle of joy,
a handsome baby boy " Wishing a
speedy recovery to Sgt. J. McCollom, J.
Boyland, R. Lullo, R. Glynn and Mr.
O'Brien - Mrs. O's husband, all on the
sick list . .. Deepest sympathy to the
family of Evelyn Conway, crOSSing guard
since 1953, who passed away after heart
surgery. Also to the family of Ann Halpin
on the death of her husband .. . "1969
-A New Era". Cmdr. O'Connell's meso
sage to his men: We are now in a professional
status. We have moved into a
Dew era of police procedures, expecta·
tions and limitations. Speak and act as
though your family is listening and
watching at all times. This would bring
" almost" perfection. Let 's try it ... I'm
sure our families want it this way too
. . . P.S. 8th District Community Service
Jeep-Where are you?
-Ptlmn. Vince O'Grady
9th District: Where the action is: Our
Community Workshop had a superb turn·
out as usual. One of our most outstanding
guest speakers was Cmdr. Pierson's
nephew, Robert Pierson, who gave a fan·
tastic talk on Hippies, which he is an
authority on . . The stork was here:
Ofcr. Jorgenson and his wife Beverly are
now the proud parents of a baby girl .
Lisa Ann , 7 Ibs. 9 oz. Also Vice otcr.
Turnquist had a new addition, Janice
Lynn .. . Step into the unknown: Con·
grats. to Vice Otero McCaffery and his
new wife Betty Kruger .. . Welcome to
our house: Ptlmn. Payne, Meche and
Heinen, we know you will be happy here
at 9 . The scoop: Big John may grow
sideburns . .. We hear Sgt. Kiely can
really sing those I rish songs . . . Lt.
Smith is expecting his 9th baby . ..
Well wishes are in order: Sgt. McCann,
Sgt. Mason, Sgt. Bodgan, Ptlmn. C Smith
and to T. O'Brien, who was pulled out of
a burning car by our fine citizens . . .
Our professionals: Beautiful plaques
were awarded to Stanley Bycek, Edward
Holliger and Michael Farrell for the ap·
prehension of a kidnapper who had the
victim with him . . . Sgt. Contino lost
15 Ibs. Would you believe he got a hair·
cut? Better yet, he lost his wallet.
-Carol Rossi
15th District: Ptlmn. Walter Nettbaum
is in Rm. 910 at Presbyterian St. Lukes
Hospital. Our janitor, Frank Breen, is in
Hines Hospital. Both would appreciate
cards or letters .. . Deepest condolences
to Ofcr. James Nowdomski on the loss
of his father, James Sr.. . Congratula·
tions to our secretary, Jim Begley, on
his promotion to Sgt. (The long wait has
ended). . Welcome to Robert Maloney,
James Mitchell, Robert DeMarco and
John Gholar. Ptlmn. Ronald Gancarzyk
was transferred to Area #4 Traffic and
Sgt. Spencer Holmes and Rich Petr have
been loaned to the Training Division .. .
Best wishes to Ptlmn. Anthony Paull and
Frank McLaughlin who were married on
1 Feb . (but not to each other) . .. Honor·
able mentions have been awarded to
Ptlmn. Frank Maniscalco for the apprehension
of 2 well·known burglars; to
Ptlmn. Frank McLaughlin and Dave
Ladow for the arrest of 2 burglars; to
Ptlmn. Sam Greco and Bruce Jones for
the arrest of a till tapper; to Ptlmn.
James McDonald and Ron Crabtree for
the apprehension of 3 burglars; to Ptlmn.
Ben Carfo who arrested a robber; to
Ptlmn. Ronald DiCicilia and Marjo Giuffrida
who arrested an attempted mur·
derer; to Ptlmn. Frank Shields and John

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O'Shea who apprehended a burglar; and
to Ptlmn. Claudel Ervin, Joe Flashing and
Frank McLaughlin for apprehending 3
cartage thieves.
-Sgt. Arthur Ferando
18th District: Our congratulations to
Capt. James O'Grady and Sgts. AI McCormick
and Tom West who were recently
promoted from our unit . . . Our con·
. dolences to the family of Robert Eilerman
on the death of his father .. . What
is the name of the young officer in the
Tactical Unit Team #1 that was observed
in a picture of an older member being
kissed on the ear? HMMM ... While on
a diet Cadet Grant Utterback supposedly
lost 8 Ibs. in the gym and 12 Ibs. in the
locker room at the YMCA ... Did anyone
notice the firmness of Willie Green's
2nd chin? I understand the third one has
disappeared .. . Jimmy Devine, former
handball champ of the 18th Dist., is
taking a beating on the courts from a
new up·and·comer. Who could this be?
. Best of luck to Sgt. Elmer Lewis who
recently went to the Gang Intelligence
Unit. We know that he will do a good job
there as he did on our Tactical team . .
Congratulations to Pat Mangan and
Peggy on the arrival of their son on
Valentine's Day. He came in at 9 Ibs.,
2 ozs. and he is called Thomas Michael
I have noticed the practice swings
of the duffers as they are preparing for
spring. The Lithuanian Eagle.
-ptlmn. John R. Daciolas
19th District: Welcome to Sgts. Gladden
and Zacharias. Also to Ptlmn. Martinez,
Stachula, Masonick, Soristo, Ratledge
and Naughton. And a warm welcome to
our new typist, Barbara Thompson . ..
Congrats to the following who did an
outstanding job at the fire at 3450 Lake
Shore Dr.: Sgt. Wojda, ptlmn. Drygalski,
Preziousio, Varallo, W. Miller, B. Miller,
Yunker, and Koburi ... Congratulations
to Ptlmn. H. Davis, whose son Robert is
to receive his doctorate degree at Point
College, Pittsburgh, and son Alan who
made the deans list at Univ. of III. . . .
Congrats also to ptlmn. Donsback and
Laarveld whose wives presented them
with baby girls. And Ptlmn. Garridi,
whose wife gave birth to a baby boy
Congrats to Cmdr. Fahey who was
presented the brotherhood award . . .
Rumors have it that reinforcements may
be needed soon in the second·story
flooring to support the office staff if all
those weight watchers continue on their
starvation diet of corned beef and cab·
bage, home·made breads and pies toted
from home by one of the senior stenos
... The 19th Dist. Explorer Post, com·
prised of high school age young men
interested in a law enforcement career,
is well underway, and the first field trip
is planned for Feb. 12 to visit the
Academy ... Honorable Mentions were
received by Sgt. Devitt, ptlmn. Lawrence,
Marchfield, McHugh, Spiropolus, Sands,
Garrod, Cyrek, Blomstrand and Crash
Koehler .. . Condolences to ptlmn. Perez
on the death of his father.
-ptlmn. Paul Koburi
21st District: Your reporter is sorry that
you missed a recent column in the Star,
but he was hit with the Hong Kong Flu,
and it was a knock out ... One of our
favorite Sgts. went home from the hos·
pital the other day and with ou·r best
regards. All of us at the 21st Dist. look
for his return . . . Congratulations to
ptlmn. Ray Purgulski on his recent mar·
riage to his Jacquelyn and on the pur·
chase of their new home . . . Larry
Higens, son of ptlmn. L. Higens, will be
on his way to the Marines in a few days
and it's plain to see that it kind of makes
dad pretty proud .. . The crooks in 21
have a new name for one of our vice
officers; it's " Search Warrant Mitch" and
we won't say anymore in case they get
a copy of this . .. ptlmn. D. Jurkowski,
the night man in the Review office, is
quite a big help to us in the Tactical
unit at night ... Here are just a few of
the names of the men of 21 who appear
on the Honorable Mention Board: ptlmn.
D. Hines, John Smith, A. Scalise, P. Havlicek,
S. Brewster, N. Gibson, B. O'Reilly,
A. Robinson and D. Barrette ... Wei·
come to a new vice man, ptlmn. Alvin
Reed; glad to have you.
-ptlmn. Howard Patterson
Detective Area # 1: Congratulations to
R. Lowe Jr., G.A., Joe Busich, Robb., and
Joe Marian, H .S., who were recently pro·
moted to Sgt., and to Sgt. Don Keane, .
Y.D., who was promoted to Lt. . . .
Mike Rogers, Burg., has stopped wear·
ing black socks. A sure sign he is out
of mourning for Rocko Rinaldi. . Otto
McCollum, Burg., is home recovering
from a heart attack ... Ed Brown, G.A.,
hasn't received any Hollywood offers, but
that picture that appeared in last
month's Star has prompted the Park
District into requesting him to pose for
a few statues. Watch out for those
pigeons, Ed! . . . Det. Ken Rose, A.T.,
is asking, "Wouldn't you really rather
have a Buick?" And after all those years,
he drove Chevies! ... Tom Corcoran
and Cliff Pilgrim have returned from Det.
Task Force. Lt. Konen is now confident
•auto thefts in Area # 1 will decrease
.. Bill Lawlor, A.T., just returned from
Detroit on an extradition. Bill says "It's
a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want
to live there." . . . We hear a rumor to
the effect that the Secy. of the Treasury
has been calling Louis Green, A.T., for
advice on how to handle the country's
finances . . . Charlie Brennan has fol·
lowed Roy Olson's footsteps and has
become quite active in the Boy Scouts.
A real investment in our country's future.
Keep up the good work, fellows ... To
all the Irishmen of DDA# 1, I wish to
extend a very happy St. Patrick's Day.
. An invitation is extended to all units
of DDA#l, forward all news items to
this reporter for the Star. Your assistance
would be appreciated.
-Det. Don Dinkleman
Detective Area #2: The Auto unit, in
conjunction with the Det's. Task Force,
broke up a large auto theft ring between
Chicago and St. Louis. Sgt. Schultz, Det.
Cy McCarthy, Stan Norka, EI Brown, Bob
McDonald, Chester Marczak, Bob Dart
arrested 4 subjects and recovered the
property . .. Congrats to Dets. Sgt. Bill
McHugh, Joe Dawson, Terry Casey, Carl
Edenfield, Bennett, Clifford and Boyle on
the arrest and recovery of several hun·
dred dollars worth of colored TV sets.
Also resulting from this, Dets. Bennett
and Clifford are now on an extradition
for the last subject. Dets. Springer and
O'Connell of Area #2 Homicide were
lucky in grabbing a team of well known
check passers working in the area. When
Sgt. John Griffith gave a fine lecture at
roll call training he especially wore his
glen plaid suit. We heard that Sgt.
Griffith is trying to make that best
dressed group to which his honor the
Mayor has been selected ... Det. Dixon
of G/ A#2 has just returned from an
extradition . .. Det. Kachiroubas of G/A
had a birthday and the boys were a little
unhappy that he didn't pop. We thought
the Greeks were in power ... Polwmn.
Sharon Walsh returned from an extradi·
tion .. . We 'll all be glad to have Ray
Krall back with his sweets. Jack Daily
sure has been unhappy and a little
hungry too . . . We are all very happy
to welcome back the dets. from Task
Force ... Congratulations to all of our
dets. that were promoted to sgt. . . . A
hearty welcome to Jim August, our new
cadet.
-Det. Gene Ivano
Detective Area # 3: Congratu lations to
those who earned promotions: John Gorman,
Sgt. Bill O'Connor, Sgt. Darl
Scholes and Sgt. Pete Woods ... Wei·
come back from the Task Force, Dets.
James Mullin, John Kowalski, Bill Miller,
Gerald Keller, Paul Parizanski, John
Boyle and John Olson. Also, Det. Otto
Stuparitz has been newly assigned to
Homicide. Good luck to Dets. Henry and
ptak who have been called to the Task
Force ... Thanks to Mr. (formerly Sgt.)
Art Schulz and Det. Dan Fitzgerald who
did a remarkable job promoting a won·
derful bowling party for the Homicide
Unit ... Lt. Bob Leen recently returned
from Florida with a multitude of colored
slides of his favorite subjects, "Little
Bill" Andy and his wife Marge en·
joyed their furlough in Florida . . .
Hoffheimer was Q-U-ing Kehoe in on
the latest men's spring fashions. Yellow
shirts are in with matching yellow socks.
We ' re happy that Hoffheimer's wife is
finally improving .. Det. Morley has
returned from medical ... St. Peter has
opened the gates for "Tuffy" ... Rita

Markam darted around the Burglary Unit
on Valentine's Day, giving Cupid a hand.
so that all the spouses would not be
forgotten . .. Valentine's Day and an
evening service at Visitation Church was
the setting of the recent marriage for
Mary Hayes' son Pat, and his new new
bride, Mary Ann . .. While Davis is
sweating in Arizona, O'Neil is freezing,
but enjoying himself skiing in the mountains
of Colorado ... Deepest sympathy
to Jim Prosser and John Zickus, who
recently lost their fathers.
-Marie Fallon
Detective Area #4: General Assignments
-Hats off to Carl Merritt and James
Moore, newly made Sergeants ... It is
with regrets that we announce the loss
of Phil Quinlisk, Tom Oleyar and Glen
Janevich, but the transfer will benefit
G.I.U. . . . Autos-Congratulations to
Lawrence Tobuch, elevated to the rank
of Sergeant . . . Lt_ McCann salutes
Ofcrs. George Graham and Wm_ LaFleur
of the Task Force for excellent police
work in apprehending two auto thieves
. . . Homicide-Lt. Azzarello's son John
has been made Sergeant and transferred
to Hickman Field, Hawaii .. . Sgt_ Tom
Talty has returned to duty after an extended
period on Medical. Best of health
.. . Burglary-Congratulations to C. J.
Radloff, R. J. Feldmann and Patrick
Kelly on their elevation to Sergeant.
Best wishes to George Ksionda, transferred
to G.I.U . . .. Robbery-Charles
White, Edward Waters and D_ Centracchio
are newly made sergeants. Congratulations
and best wishes.
-John Bodkin
Detective Area # 5: Your reporter, "Gen·
erous Joe," commends Det_ George
Wendell on his recent Dept. Commendation.
His co-worker and supervisor, Sgt.
John (Little Giant) Salemme, also rates
a salute for his consistent dedication,
tenacity and long hours in the search for
wrongdoers. Apparently good police work
is contagious and is spreading to other
units, including Hom / Sex, spearheaded
by Det. John Motzny and Charles (The
Eye) Wos, who have been handling some
of the heavier cases lately with a good
conviction rate. A special mention also
to Hom / Sex midnite Dets. Healy and
Melchiori for making our homes safe
when they are on duty . .. A welcome
back to Det. James Phelan, Thomas
Fuller, Eugene Del Pilar and Roland
Brandt after a long detailed tour with
the Task ForcE! . . . Recognition in print
shall be Bennie the Barber's reward after
two generations of cutting hair for his
legion of police friends, located at Central
Park and Armitage Ave. Ben dispensed
his wit, philosophy and doubtful
tonsorial ability to captive police personnel.
He had but two failures in his
career, Bill Rooney, Robbery, and his
- crew cut that would present a problem,
and an inability to improve handsome
Bobby Nelles' youthful appearance
Condolences to the Wm. McCarthy family
on the loss of their father, James, and
Wm. McGurn's mother, Mrs. Frances F.
McGurn . . . Congratulations to Det.
Callahan, A/ T. His wife presented him
with a baby boy. His first four children
were girls. Another happy arrival for Det_
Rocky Rinaldi, Hom/ Sex, and wife on
their new son Eric . . Det. Iggy Poidomani,
G.A., has taken on a new wife,
and she is a real pistol-packing mama.
They're both in the Police Dept. . . .
-Det. Joseph E. Chwistek
Detective Area #6: I saw a bird this
morning. It wasn't a sparrow. I'm not
sure what species it was. He had red
and black feathers and was Singing for
joy; could mean spring will be a little
early this year and we'll be out on the
golf course sooner than expected .. .
There were lots of smiling faces as they
cleaned out their lockers today and for
a very good reason-they were just promoted
to Sergeant: Dets. Fruin, and
Schwieger, Burg., Mucia, Robb., Collins,
H/S, Lalowski and Devine, G/ A, and
Sweeney, A/ T. Congratulations to all ...
Victor Kamka, Burg., and wife Arlene
announced the arrival of their 4th child
on 5 Feb., Kurt Kevin, 9 Ibs ... Sixkiller,
Robb., to LOA; Bernard Kelly, H/S, to
VCD, Golosinski, A/T, to CC Room ...
Welcome back to A/T Unit, Greg Gut
and Jas. Hennelly .. . Phillip Epstein,
A/ T Unit, and wife Rosie are having a
wonderful vacation in Miami Beach .. .
The mother of John Shea, A/ T, passed
away 8 Feb. Our deepest sympathy ...
Is Carl Mantell, H/S, going to announce
his wedd ing date soon? .. . Polwmn.
Greene is missed by all. She is still convalescing
from a broken leg. She just
returned home from St. Francis Hospital.
We wish you a speedy recovery, Val.
Polwmn. Callender is home recovering
from major operation. Hurry back,
Barbara . .. Lt. Feindt's little dog Jeffery,
a school drop-out, has returned to
school' to try again. Good luck to both.
-Jeanette LaRue
Traffic Area # 1: The Annual St. Patrick's
Ball was quite an event. We even invited
Dorothy Berkely. Too bad she had to
miss our New Years Party ... Congratulations
to Irv Greenspon, Bill Power
and Bill Pater, on their promotion to
Sgt. Also, welcome back to Capt. Grant
and Sgt. Ben . .. By the time this article
is published, the Loop foot men will be
in possession of 2·way radios and will
be in constant touch with J:heir headquarters.
Elmer Prohaska has already
requested a Polish dispatcher, and C. T.,
his partner, says he won't take a radio
unless he can pick up the Italian hour
on it. Tony Stashinski is looking forward
with g reat anticipation to his radio beat
and "L" shaped post, and says he will
bring the radio everywhere with him, but
is not positive whether the post will be
a capital "L", a small "I" or a longhand
"I". Don't worry Tony, Phil Casale and
Bob Glynn have designed these posts
and if they can figure them out, anyone
can ... Is there anything to the rumor
that George Robinson is being transferred
to Berkeley as a Vice Dick? . . .
Why is Leo Weil eating rye bread? ...
-Ptlmn. Charlie Jenkins
Traffic Area #4: Farewell to retiring Capt.
John Ascher who has now entered the
teaching profession. He will be teaching
law at the Chicago Police Academy. Good
luck, Captain; beware of sit-ins! . . .
Good-byes to Rich Hradisky, to TA#6,
Sgt. John Golden, detailed to TA# 3 , and
Jimmy Windle to Traffic Court. Take care,
Jimmy, our Ace Ambassador ... Welcome
to Capt. Peter Grant, from 20.
Also welcome to Ptlmn. Ron Gancarczyk
from 10, Bill Saiger from TA#6, Chuck
Tribble from TA#3, and Jim LeFevour
from 15 . .. Speedy recovery wishes to
Tony Mazzuca, now home from the hospital
after receiving severe injuries in an
auto accident .. . Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Louis just celebrated their 10th wedding
anniversary with a trip around the· world
. .. A swinging birthday party was held
at TA#4 for Frank Durante and Joe
Notini . This reporter is proud to
announce the arrival of Randy (our first
son), a real scrapper . Back from
furloughs are Jack Kowatt, Johnny
Perna, Tony Marcantonio, Rich Franczyk,
Frank Maher, Ulice Strickland and the
gringos Bill Burke and Mike Moore.
Candidates for the midnight shift are
John Marcantonio and Frank Iovino, because
of their valuable experience.
-Ptlmn. Rick Luzin
Traffic Area #5: Condolences to Ptlmn.
Dominic Pantaleo on the death of his
brother, and to Ofcr. Warren Anderson
whose father passed away recently
Ray Retzke and Anthony Chiavola have
been hospitalized as a result of illnesses.
We wish them both a speedy recovery
... Promotions took two of our officers
-Sgt. Eddie Pleines to Lieutenant and
Ptlmn. Tom Swaine to Sergeant. We con·
gratulate them both. Our office staff will
miss Sgt. Pleines' singing, especially his
rendition of "Old McDonald Had A
Farm." Tom Swaine's versatility has
been an asset to this Area . He is equally
dexterous with pen, typewriter or steering
wheel .. . It was a girl for Mr. and
. Mrs. Philip White last week, making the
score 2 boys and 2 girls . . Two newcomers
to TA#5 are Bill Stanton and
Roger Corcoran. We lost Joe VanBogaert,
Frank Pancaro and Bill Jaquest . . Our
senior steno Terri Koch is sporting a
new Mustang . .. TA#5 had a visit from
retired policeman George Krull, and your
writer enjoyed reminiscing with him
about the good old days in Districts 40,
41 and the Outlying Foot Traffic.
-Ptlmn. Walter Philbin
Traffic Area #6: Back all refreshed from

furlough are Lt. Satunas, Sgt. Sweeney,
and Ofcrs. Wurtz, Shuey and Landers
... Our 3 wheel men are at it again.
This time, Ofcr. Kempe and Wheeler
made an arrest of a suspect carrying a
colored television down the street, the
result of a freshly committed burglary
... Recovering from operations are H.
Pruett who had cataracts removed from
both eyes. We all wish our best to Howie.
Also recovering is young Bill Otte. I
asked Bill what his problem was and his
answer was that he had undergone sur·
gery for Condyloma. We are all wishing
you well, Bill . . . Welcome to Otcr.
Hradisky. Sorry to see Roger Corcoran
and Bill Saiger leave us ... Pat Nichol
seems to have developed the habit of
walking around and talking to himself
lately. Is that furnace still giving him
trouble? ... Our board of honor finds
commendation letters for Ofcrs. Shuey
and Ruffing in the excellent manner in
which they conducted their accident investigations.
Keep up the good work
fellows. -ptlmn. Charles Epperson
Youth Division-Area #6: Best wishes
for a speedy recovery to Polwmn. Callender,
Y.O.'s Ray Durkin, Pat Kane and
Bud Burkart who were hospitalized ...
Don Barney received a Commendation
for his outstanding work in clearing up
4 armed robberies . . . Polwmn. Bea
Bresn swears she is going to diet; report
to follow on the results . . . A daily
countdown is being held on Polwmn. R.
Ryan by R. Parker to her chagrin ...
Hdqtrs-F. Zamb is the grandfather of
a boy and also has a son doing a fine
job in the Crime Lab .. . Welcome to
Judy Ray, new arrival in the office .. .
Mary K. Halloran is a new steno . . .
Area #3-The eighth wonder of the
world is the Gonka wall . .. Congratula·
tions to O'Shea on his promotion to Sgt.
· .. Area #4 wishes the best of luck
to Sgt. H. Thomas and his wife who are
adopting a 2-yr.-old girl .. . Lt. Carroll
is scrubbing the floors while his wife
is recovering from knee surgery . . .
Powers is a new grandpa (Michele
Parnge) . Area #l-Who is sporting
a fur coat and thinks he is Tiny Tim?
· .. Good luck to R. Gorman who is
trading his CPD star for a CFD badge
· . . Polwmn_ Berquist spent her vacation
in California with her brother ...
The shape of the unit has really changed
or have you seen Lt. V. Burke lately?
-Y.O. Thomas Heaphy
Communications Center: Congratulations
to Sgt. Ed Haas along with Sgt. Frank
O'Connell of the office of Dir., Rec. and
Comm., on their promotion to Lt., and
to Dispatcher John Long being promoted
to Sgt. Well deserved ... Good luck to
Bill Burke who went on pension 1 Feb.
and Alvin Jones who left on 16 Feb. to
accept a position with WGN .. . Sincere
sympathy to Bob Walla on the loss of
his father, Joe Sims of the Teletype unit
on the loss of his mother, and Sgt.
Ellsoos whose sister-in-law was killed in
an auto accident . .. The Switchboard
unit reports that Helen Zopt is recovering
from surgery and doing well at Christ
Comm . Hosp . . . Eunice Dorigan is
vacationing in Orlando, Fla . .. Welcome
to new operators Marion Raines and
Patricia Mesa . . . Sgt. John Cummings
was mentioned in a news article on the
Illinois Plastics Modelers Society and has
been fashioning model planes for 16 yrs.
He was described as a "hulking" softtal'king
man. I would place him in the
"stylish stout" category.
-Sgt. Erv Stojkovic
Community Service Division: Westergren
and Lohan (HRS) effected an important
narcotic arrest near Northeastern State
College when they observed an 18-yearold
hurriedly ridding himself of several
packets that contained hypo needles .. .
Deputy Chief Nolan's and Coordinator
Sheehy's new civil service ranks are that
of lieutenant. Lt. Sheehy's able assistant,
Bob Holliger, will be a sergeant as a
result of the recent promotional order.
They will also celebrate their respective
birthdays in March, under the sign of
Pisces. The best to both . . . Chief
Nolan's weekends sometimes become
involved in trips to faraway places-for
instance, a seminar and lecture at the
Louisville, Ky. P.D., and the U. of Colorado
in Denver ... Lt. Simons has purchased
and moved into a larger home
whose beauty will be enhanced by his
decorating skill . . . Sgt. Brown, L.
Harris, T. Toole and B. Lohan, all
scholars, received passing marks. One
semester to go . . . HRS Ofcr. Martinez
went to 19 on a recent transfer order.
We wish him good luck in his new assignment
. . . Sadie Iwanaga, Chief
Nolan's secretary, is the proud owner of
a Spitz dog, a rare breed, that requires
more than a weekly bath.
-Sgt. Joseph Joyce
Bureau of Inspectional Services: Congratulations
to new Lieutenants Richard
Brandt and Thomas Fahey and Sgts.
James DeGryse, Richard Michaels, Robt.
Westerholm, Gilbert Gaudio and James
Jennings ... The members all send their
best wishes for a speedy recovery to
Oliver (Jerry) Singleton ... The CIU
under Lt. Dobbs has made several arrests
that reflect the dedication and determination
of the members of this unit.
For example-arrest of armed robbers
of Philips liquors, armed robbers of Seeburg
Corp and the assist in the arrest of
a pro burglary gang in Allentown, Penn .
. . . Congratulations to Det. Harold
McGrath who recently swore to love,
honor and obey. Terry Hudik also announced
his engagement. Misery loves
company ... Richard Zagotta has finally
shed a few pounds. Would you believe
one? . .. The members of the Intelligence
division would like to welcome all
the new members aboard. To list them
would be too much at this time ...
Since this is the first article in the Star
for this Bureau we would appreciate any
help that you can give in news items.
-ptlmn. Charlie Farber
Bureau ot Staff Services: Lt. Francis
McCarthy of Cent. Detn. had a marvelous
time on his furlough in the Bahamas.
Sgt. Tom Barrett is spending his furlough
in sunny Florida .. . It's nice to
have Bill Dever back after his long illness.
A speedy recovery to Hugh Mc­
Manmon, of Cent. Detn ... A big welcome
to David Delaney, who recently
joined Cent. Detn . .. The Training Div.
has embarked on its 31-week Recruit
Training Program which is another advance
in police professionalism ... Mrs.
John Cooney, wife of ptlmn. John Cooney
of E&RPS, is showing a marked improvement
after her serious illness. Mrs.
Cooney received 146 units (or pints) of
blood through the Dept's. Blood Donor
Plan. This was the largest release so
far to anyone. Without the help of the
Blood Donor Plan, it would have cost
$2,555 for the blood. We all wish. Mrs.
Cooney a complete and speedy recovery
... Auto Maint. would like to welcome
back Sgt. James Ivers, Exec. Asst. to
the Director, after his long illness. A big
welcome back is also extended to Mrs.
Ruth Turner after her illness . .. Congraturations
to the daughter of Harold
Fiske, Equipment and Supplies, who was
married on Saturday, 8 February. We
wish the couple happiness and best of
luck in the futu re o
-Audrey LaBash
Superintendent's Office: For 7 years,
Planning benefitted from Freida Kraines'
memory bank. Now Freida, along with
Mary Greskovic, is gone, choice prizes
in the talent war. We don't lose all of
the time, however. Jeanne Delaney of
Planning, Jane McGarry of Supt's. Office,
and Jack Jones in Finance are fine examples
of quality recruitment ... In an
attempt to correct· any misconceptions
regarding the true authorship of the XYZ
messages, we would like to point out
that Liaison Bill O'Brien is beholden to
no man; no help is sought, nor is help
needed. Meticulously written and reflecting
Bill's attention to d'etail, they are
something for which he can be justifiably
proud. An interesting sidelight on a little
occupational, or mental, therapy he uses
to unwind his complex mind was revealed
by his secretary. It's deceptively
Simple. Around noon, or whenever he
feels the tension mounting, he unwraps
one of his sandwiches and with great
deliberation peels off the casing from the
lunchmeat ... Tom Quinn of Personnel
recently removed the ski rack from his
Sunbeam-Talbot and this usually has a
sobering effect. But this season he has
held up admirably.
-ptlmn. James Miller
*

Sgt. Frank Hickey, one of several Department
members who lectures at the Institute
(see pages 16-17) teaching Police Organization
and Management_
Public Service Institute: Career Courses for
A
WHOLE VARIETY of educational
improvement programs are open
to City employees, ranging from
help in getting your high school diploma
to financial reimbursement if you're
working on an undergraduate or graduate
degree.
Perhaps the most interesting-and
the one of most significance to Police
Department members---is the Public
Service Institute within Loop College.
The Public Service Institute, headed
by Dr. Salvatore Rotella, began two
years ago. It is a cooperative effort between
the City administration and Loop
College to provide education to govern·
ment employees in Chicago, especially
education that is job related.
The courses offered range from archi·
tecture to Spanish. The purpose of the
program is to develop and administer
two-year programs leading to careers in
public service and to provide employees
already working in government agencies
with the chance to upgrade and update
their skills to prer:/are them for better jobs.
Law Enforcement Program
For most Police Department em­
14 CHICAGO POLICE STAR
ployees, the Law Enforcement program
is the most important. It started in
September 1967 when Prof. James
Wood, formerly chairman of the Police
Management program at the Northwestern
Traffic Institute, was placed in
charge of the Loop program.
There are now five courses in Law
Enforcement: Development of Contemporary
American Pol·ice Systems, Administration
of Criminal Justice, Police Organization
and Management, Issues in
Law Enforcement, and Criminal Law for
the Enforcement Officer.
These courses are taught by people,
most of whom not only have the academic
background but the practical
police background and knowledge. Most
are members of the Chicago Police Department.
(See accompanying article on
Police Department personnel teaching at
City College.)
The Law Enforcement program is the
first two-year program set up by the Institute.
It will be a model for programs
in other public service areas. Credits are
transferrable to other colleges, such as
the University of Illinois' Administration
on Criminal Justice Curriculum and other
colleges and universities in the Chicago
area.
Wood estimated that there are more
than 600 persons in the Law Enforcement
Associate of Arts degree program_
He could only estimate because many
persons working on their degree may be
enrolled in sociology, psychology or other
classes, and not in a law enforcement
course at the moment. The large majority
of students in the degree program
are police officers in the Chicago area.
"I have noticed, though, an increasing
number of very bright young people
coming in from high school and entering
the Law Enforcement program with
the intention of becoming a Chicago
police officer when they graduate," said
Wood. "This is, of course, our ultimate
aim. There are probably two reasons for
this increase. One is that the program
is becoming widely known in the Chicago
area. Second, the job of a police officer
is becoming more attractive."
New Program Already Proven
Although there are perhaps 200 similar
law enforcement programs throughout
the country, the Chicago program has

City Employees
enjoyed singular success, said Wood. Its
great success is the result of three
things.
"One is the interest and cooperation
of Supt. Conlisk and his staff in en·
couraging-and at the same time making
it possible for-their people to
further their education.
"Second is the support given by the
Loop College Administration.
" And third is the recognition by Chicago
policemen that if they want to
progress in their careers, they need an
education."
While most of those in the Law Enforcement
program a re police officers,
some of them are from other City de·
partments which "work closely with, in
and around," the Police Department.
This is extremely beneficial for all con·
cerned, said Wood .
"Some employees from other departments
have never understood certain
practices of the police and as a result
they resented these policies; and on the
other hand, the police didn't understand
certain practices of other departments
and resented them, Now they're taking
the courses together and understanding
Education Loans
and Grants Available
ONE OF THE PROVISIONS of the
1968 Omnibus Crime Control
and Safe Streets Act makes
funds available for educational loans and
grants for law enforcement officers. The
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
provided more than $250,000 to 26
colleges and universities in Illinois for a
program of student loans and grants to
state and local public law enforcement
personnel and to persons preparing for
employment in law enforcement.
Low interest loans may be obtained.
These loans may be cancelled at the rate
of 25 per cent for each year of service as
a full-time officer or employee of a law
enforcement agency. Grants are available
for any person presently employed in a
law enforcement system. The total is not
to exceed the cost of tuition and fees.
Grants will be awarded upon an agreement
to remain in the law enforcement
service for two years after course completion.
The school makes the actual award.
Contact the Student Financial Aid Officer
at the participating school if you want to
apply. Illinois schools are listed here,
along with one college in Indiana close
enough to Chicago to be considered
practical.
at last what the reasons for certain
procedures are."
Expansion Expected
The program is going to increase
greatly in the next few years, Wood believes.
The new Academy program, which
includes college credit courses, is going
to have a tremendous impact, he said.
" It has been my experience that once
police officers have made the great commitment
to begin college, they follow
through. And at the Academy, recruits
will have almost a semester of college,
when they graduate.
"This is the most far-reaching single
thing that's been done in the police profession
and police training," said Wood.
"I don't know of anything that comes
close to it. It's not just the length of
the training program. For the first time
that I know of, a training division and a
college have combined together, each
providing what they do best, at the same
time and at the same place."
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ch icago, Illinois 60616
BOgan Cam pus, Chicago City College
Chicago, Illinois 60652
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, Illinois 60411
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Loop College, Chicago City Col lege
Chicago, Illinois 60601
Roosevelt Universi ty
Chicago, Illinois 60605
University of Illinois at Chicago Circle
Chicago, Illinois 60680
Triton College
Northlake, Illinois 60164
Trinity College
Deerfield, Illinois 60615
William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, Illinois 60067
College of DuPage
Naperville, Illinois 60540
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois 64032
Lewis College
Lockport, Illinois 60441
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
Waubonsee Community College
Aurora, Illinois 60507
Sauk Valley College
Dixon, Illinois 61021
Da nvi lle Junior College
Danville, Illinois 61832
Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois 61761
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomingto n, Illinois 61701
Kankakee Community College
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Black Hawk College
Moline, Illinois 61265
Carl Sandburg College
Galesburg, Illinois 61401
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois 61455
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Parkland College
Champaign, Illinois 61820
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois 61801
St. Joseph's College, Calumet Campus
Ea st Chicago, Indiana 46312
Courses Open to Civilians
Although to most members of the
Police Department, the Law Enforcement
program of the Public Service Institute is
the most important, civilians can take
advantage of other programs offered. For
example, there are college credit courses
available in business, data processing,
English, Spanish, math and other subjects
which may be useful to you in your
work.
Civilian employees (not sworn, however)
may register for one course each
semester on a shared time basis. That
is, for each hour of class, you have one
hour off work. Application for the course
must be signed by your supervisor.
The courses are tuition free.
Spring semester is already underway.
But keep these opportunities to improve
your education and job skills in mind.
The summer term begins in June, the
fall term in September.
For further information, contact Public
Service Institute, Loop College, 64 E.
Lake, or phone 744·4985, ext. 55. *
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D
ID YOU KNOW most of the professors
teaching law enforcement
courses in the Public Service Institute
are Chicago Police Department
members?
Eleven Department members and one
recently-retired member are presently
teaching these courses. Another is a
former Chicago police officer. One is the
Chief of Police of Evanston.
For more information about some of
our talented personnel, here are brief
biographies, in alphabetical order.
The
Public
Service
Institute's
Lecturers
Capt. John Ascher,
61, retired this year to
become a fUll-time professor.
He joined the Department
in 1933, and
his many assignments,
which he performed with distinction, included
the positions of Director of the
Crime Lab, Chief of Detectives and Area
Chief.
He received an LL.B from DePaul University
and an Associate in Arts from
Lewis Institute. He is a graduate of the
FBI National Academy and the Harvard
University Seminar. He is a Fellow of
the Academy of Forensic Sciences and a
member of the Illinois Institute of
Criminology.
Lt. John Cody, 48,
is in the Planning
Division. He started
with the Police Department
in 1946. His first
assignment was Grand
Crossing, then he was
transferred to Headquarters, Bureau of
Staff Services. He was promoted to
Sergeant in 1960, and in 1963, went to
the Training Division, where he stayed
until September 1967. He was promoted
to lieutenant February II, 1968.
It took Cody 14 years, attending
school while working, to get his degrees.
In 1951, he got his Bachelor's degree
from DePaul. In 1960, he received his
Master's degree in Public Administration
from Loyola.
Some of the specialized short courses
and seminars he's taken include: University
of Southern California's course in
executive development in police planning
and administration; Michigan State
University course in police and community
relations; and Northwestern University
Traffic Institute, 1963-64.
Capt. Paul Gall, 39,
is assigned to the 13th
District. He was appointed
to the Depart·
ment in July 1957. He
worked in the old 34th
District, the youth Di ­
vision, the old 38th and 36th Districts,
and the 20th and 19th Districts.
He was promoted to sergeant in January
1961, to lieutenant in October 1961
and to captain in March 1965.
He is a 1962 graduate of the 9-month
Northwestern Traffic Institute course. He
got his Associate of Arts degree from
Wright Junior College and will receive
his Master's degree from Illinois Institute
of Technology in Public Administration
in June.
Sgt. Frank Hickey,
49, Planning Division,
was appointed to the
Department in Feb
ruary 1948. He was
assigned to Traffic,
then the youth Bureau
for almost 11 years. He was promoted to
5ergeant in September 1960, and went
to the old Woodlawn District, then the
Training Division for about four years,
then to Planning.
He received his Bachelor' S degree
from the University of Wisconsin in political
science in 1948. He had planned
to become a lawyer, so he came to Chicago
to attend John Marshall Law
School , which he attended for a little
over a year'.
He was in the army from 1941 to
1945, and while in service took the
Adjutant General's Advanced Administration
course at the University of Mississippi.
He also took courses at Northwestern,
DePaul, and Loyola.
Sgt. Michael Invergo,
36, Training Division,
started as a Park District
Police officer in
1957. He was first assigned
to the West District
Garfield Park.
When the Park District was merged with
the City police in 1959, he was assigned
to the old Maxwell Street District, where
he remained until 1960 when he was
promoted to detective and assigned to
Area #4-Robbery. In June 1966, he
made sergeant and went to the 15th
District for a short time, and then to
the Academy, where he teaches criminal
law.
He had c riginally wanted to become a
lawyer. He got his Ph.B in social sciences
at DePaul and spent a year and
a half in law school. He has been to
many seminars, especially criminal law
seminars, at the University of Illinois
at Champaign, Northwestern Law School
and Chicago Kent.
Sgt. John Morrissey,
44, began with the De·
partment in 1947 and
was assigned to the
Traffic Division - first,
the Accident Investigation
unit, then the Vehicle
Bureau . He was transferred to the
old 13th District, then Grand Crossing.
In September 1963, he went to the
Training Division where he teaches law.
He received his B.S. from Loyola University
in 1954. He had had one year
of college before beginning on the job,
and in 1954, he received his B.S. from
Loyola University. He got his LL.B. from
DePaul in 1958, and his Masters in

Public Administration from Illinois Institute
of Technology in 1968. In addition,
he has ta ken several Northwestern
short courses, and has also gone to
many law seminars at Northwestern and
Chicago Kent College of Law.
Lt. Edward V. Mulcrone,
55, was recently
assigned to
the Planning Division.
He joined the
Police Department in
February 1942, was as·
signed to Town Hall and the old 38th
District. Then he was transferred to the
old Bureau of Criminal Information and
Statistics, now called Records and Communications.
Next, he went to the
Custodian's Office, now Evidence and
Recovered Property. He was promoted to
sergeant in 1957 and went to the old
Marquette station, then to the Youth
Bureau, where he was an aide to the
Youth Director. In 1963 he was promoted
to lieutenant, and transferred to Area
#3-Youth, then Area #5-Youth.
He started his educational career by
taking extension courses at the University
of Illinois in order to acquire prelegal
credits. At that time, there were no
formal arrangements in the Department
to help a man get his education. When
he went to the Records section, he went
on days, and could go to school nights.
He attended DePaul, acquiring the remaining
pre-legal credits. About that
time, the Department instituted a course
at Wright Junior College. He majored
in political science at the University of
Illinois. He got his Masters degree in
Public Administration from the Illinois
Institute of Technology in January 1968.
He also received a Ford Foundation Fellowship
in 1960 to study Appalachian
Mountain People at Berea College, Ky.,
and a fellowship in 1963 from the National
Council of Christians and Jews to
attend the Community Relations Seminar
at Michigan State University.
Capt. Francis Nolan,
57, is commander of
the 4th District. He
started in the Police
Department in April
1950. His assignments
included the Traffic Di­
VISion, the 10th and 2nd Districts, Planning
Division and the 9th District. He
was promoted to sergeant in January
1961, to lieutenant in June 1962 and to
captain in November 1965.
He attended Quigley Preparatory Seminary,
DeLaSalie Institute, Alabama Polytechnical
Institute, the University of Chicago,
the University of Illinois and the
Southern Police Institute. He got his
Masters degree in Public Administration
from the Illinois Institute of Technology
in June 1968.
Capt. Richard Rochford,
45, assigned to
the Planning Division,
was appointed to the
Department in June
1954. He was first assigned
to the old 29th
District, then the Youth Bureau. The
Schuessler-Peterson murder occurred in
Oct. 15, 1955, and for the next three
years, Rochford was permanently assigned
to a Special Investigation Unit
on the murder. In 1958 he returned to
the youth Bureau. He was promoted to
sergeant in January 1961, and briefly
assigned to the old 26th District, then
to the Training Division, where he taught
law. In January 1963 he was transferred
to the Planning Division. For over a
year, he has been on loan full time to
the Model Cities project. In March, 1968,
he was promoted to lieutenant, and on
February 11, 1969, to captain.
He attended Loyola University, receiving
his Ph .B. in 1948 (after a three-year
interruption to serve in the Army). He
was a social worker with the Chicago
Welfare Department, among other "interim"
civilian jobs.
He earned 30 hours in education
credits, has a substitute teachers certificate,
and he has 35 hours in law
credits. He attended the 9-month Northwestern
Traffic Institute course, graduating
in 1964. He is enrolled in Loyola's
Urban Studies Master's program.
Mary Schneider is
the only woman in
the Department who
teaches a Law Enforcement
course, and one
of the few woman professionals
in this field.
She started with the Chicago Police Department
in August 1966, and is a Principal
Methods Analyst in the Forms and
Procedures unit of the Planning Division.
Prior to that, she worked for three years
with the Cook County Sheriff's police as
Arthur Bilek's administrative aide-a job
which she described as "essentially
planning."
Miss Schneider had gone to Grinnell
College in Iowa for her undergraduate
work, and had gotten a Bachelor's degree
in sociology in 1962. She became
interested in law enforcement because
the chairman of the sociology department
was the local Justice of the Peace.
He hired Mary as a court clerk. Then the
Chief of Police hired her because of her
background.
She got so interested in law enforce­
ment work she went to Michigan State
University where she got a Masters degree
in Police Administration. MSU is
one of the few colleges which offer this
degree. She is so rare in this field, in
fact, that although the MSU school had
been operating since 1941, she was the
first woman to get a Master's in Police
Administration from it.
Sgt. Robert Wagner,
39, is in the Planning
Division. He began
working in the Department
in 1956. He was
still in college when he
took the Civil Service
test "as a joke," passed, decided to see
what it was like, and "fell in love with
the job," he said. For the first four
years, he worked out in the Districtsold
Brighton Park, old 9th District, old
South Chicago District. Then he was
brought into the first Planning Division
in 1960. He made detective in 1962 and
went to Area # 3-Auto Theft. He was
promoted to sergeant in 1963, and was
assigned to the 2nd, 8th and 6th Districts.
In 1965, he was brought back
into Planning. He took a leave of
a bsence from June 1966 to January
1967 to serve as a consultant to the
International Association of Chiefs of
Police. On his return, he went back into
Planning.
Prior to joining the force, he had approximately
three years worth of credit
hours from the University of Illinois,
Champaign, in business administration.
He decided to continue his education,
and was advised to enroll in graduate
school. He got his Masters degree in
Personnel Management, with his elective
work in Organization, in March 1966.
Sgt. John Walsh,
38, Planning Division,
started with the 01d
Park Dist ric t pol ice
in 1957. When they
merged in 1959, he
went to Garfield Park,
the old 35th District. He made detective
in January 1961 and was assigned to
the Area #4·Homicide / Sex unit. He was
promoted to sergeant in September
1963, and went to the 13th District until
1967.
In September 1967, he took a leave of
absence and went to the University of
California at Berkeley as the first Fellow
from our Department in the scholarship
program funded by the Office of Law Enforcement
Assistance. He returned this
fall with his Master's degree in Crim·
inology. (See November 1968 issue).
He received his Bachelor's degree
from Chicago Teachers College North
in 1960. *
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