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The new demands and technology of the early 1900s led to the reform era of policing.³⁶ Forward-thinking police leaders, such as August Vollmer and O. W. Wilson, advocated a new philosophy and methods of policing (see Exhibit 2.1). The new philosophy focused on the idea of the police as experts, police professionalism, and getting the police out from under the control of politicians. Technology was an important element of the reform era. Automobiles allowed the police to institute preventive patrol as a means of deterring criminals and to respond quickly to crime scenes in order to make more arrests. The two-way radio allowed police supervisors to be in constant communication with officers and to have supervision over them. It also allowed patrol officers to be directed to places where they were needed. With the telephone, citizens could easily summon the police when needed.

reform era: An era in policing that centered on removing the police from the control of politicians and making departments more professional and efficient.