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About the Berkeley Police
Department:
The City of Berkeley was incorporated
in 1878. The City was policed by a elected town Marshal. In addition the Marshal was assisted by elected Constables. Through
these years the Marshal and Constables mostly served papers and seldom arrested without a warrant. Crime increased through
the turn of the century. In 1905, August Vollmer was elected town Marshal. In 1909, he was appointed as this City's first
Chief of Police. Chief August Vollmer was instrumental in organizing this department,
creating what we now call a "Code of Ethics", which included eliminating the acceptance of gratuities, rewards or favors." Chief August Vollmer demanded a high level of honesty, efficiency, interest
and hard work by his officers. This has continued to this day, which has been the foundation for our world wide reputation
in the law enforcement field.
Chief August Vollmer is considered
by some as the father of modern day law enforcement. His progressive thinking and use of new innovations in law enforcement
became the foundation that our department has built on. Some of the early innovations by Chief Vollmer and this department
were: In 1906, the department installed a basic records system (One of the first in the United States); In 1906, installed
the first Modus Operandi (MO) System; In 1907, first use of scientific investigation (Kelinschmidt case - analysis of blood,
fibers and soil).; In 1907, the department's police school was established. It included instruction from professors on such
subjects as the law and evidence procedures. This was the first school of its kind in the world and had a far reaching effect
on law enforcement; In 1911, organized the first Police Motorcycle Patrol; In 1913, changed to automobiles for patrolling;
In 1916, Chief Vollmer established the first School of Criminology at University of California, at Berkeley. Chief Vollmer
became a strong advocate of college educated police officers; In 1918, began using intelligence tests in recruiting police
officers; In 1920, the first lie detector instrument was developed at University of California and used by our department;
In 1921, began using a psychiatric screening in recruitment; In 1923, the first Junior Traffic Police Program was established;
In 1924, established one of the first single fingerprint systems; In 1925, established our first Crime Prevention Division
and hired the first Police Woman.
Source:
ci.berkeley.ca.us/police
/history/history.html
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Seth L. Goldstein was a police officer for the Berkeley
Police Department for 13 years. During his time with the Berkeley Police Department
he served in Patrol, Service and the Detective Division. On the Berkeley Police
Department, Seth Goldstein worked for two years as a juvenile officer. Seth Goldstein is the Executive Director of the Child
Abuse Forensic Institute, which he founded in 1992. The Institute assists parents in Family Law, Juvenile, and Personal Injury
matters wherein child abuse allegations have arisen.
Prior to founding the Child Abuse Forensic Institute
Seth Goldstein was the investigator and Project Director for the Child Abuse Vertical Prosecution Unit of the Napa County
District Attorney, Napa, California. He also worked as an investigator with the Santa Clara County District Attorney, San
Jose, California, and was a special prosecutor for the San Benito County District Attorney, Hollister, California. Seth Goldstein
earned his law degree from the Oakland College of Law
While with the Berkeley Police Deparment, Seth Goldstein
served as the Chairman of the Northern California Juvenile Officers Association Committee on Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation
of Children and also has served as the Association’s President and editor of its newsletter. He has presented at seminars
and workshops throughout the country and in Europe, including the FBI Academy at Quantico, Va. Seth Goldstein is certified
as a Criminal Investigation Instructor by the Robert Presley Institute for Criminal Investigation, and has testified as an
expert witness in court, including a branch of the Florida Supreme Court, as well as numerous California and Federal legislative
commissions and committees. Seth Goldstein is the author of The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation,
and Intervention and Investigating Child Sexual Exploitation: Law Enforcement's Role; and, the co-author of Raising Safe Kids
in an Unsafe World: 30 Simple Ways to Prevent Your Child from Being Lost, Abducted, or Abused.
According to the book description of The Sexual Exploitation of Children: A Practical Guide to Assessment, Investigation,
and Intervention, the “Second Edition discusses the new and different developments in the manifestation of problems
involved in investigation and assessment of sexual cases and offers advice on dealing with these issues. Although many of
the difficulties involved in investigation and assessment of sexual abuse allegations have remained unchanged since the first
edition of this book appeared in 1987, the manner in which investigations are conducted must adapt to these new and different
developments. Intended for investigators, attorneys, clinicians, court evaluators, medical practitioners and anyone who is
involved in the litigation of child sexual abuse, this book focuses on proven field-tested methods gathered from law enforcement
and clinical practitioners throughout the country. This updated and completely revised handbook guides anyone who needs to
investigate or assess child sexual abuse allegations through the essential steps of enquiry.”
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