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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > key people in the social history of crime > William Devery

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William Devery  

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  • William S. Devery (1857–1919), nicknamed “Big Bill,” “Big Fellow,” and “Big Chief,” was a controversial New York City police official and the first chief of police after the consolidation of New York City in 1898. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Devery, William]

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