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Joseph P. McNamara is the Chief of Police for the city of San Jose, California. He was first elected to the nonpartisan office in 1976. Chief McNamara graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in social science and later attended the FBI National Academy. Chief McNamara has worked to implement community-oriented policing strategies in San Jose. He helped establish neighborhood watch programs and has focused efforts on crime prevention. Chief McNamara has also been a proponent of gun control legislation in California.read less

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