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Richard Clarke records of Atlanta Police Department

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1227

Scope and Contents

This collection contains administrative records and police publications created and accumulated by Richard Clarke, mostly during his time as Administrative Assistant to Atlanta Chief of Police George Napper (1939-2020). Records include correspondence, monthly reports, crime statistics, and departmental plans. Additional records pertain to Atlanta Police Department initiatives to curb burglaries and other crimes through environmental design, the adoption of buiding security codes, and through the THOR (Target Hardening Opportunity Reduction) Project, a two-year initiative aimed at increasing public awareness of anti-burglary and anti-robbery measures.

Dates

  • 1968-1982, 1995, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for access.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

John "Richard" Clarke (1949-) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Robert and Elizabeth Clarke. He graduated from Yale University in 1971, earned his Masters degree in Regional Planning at Cornell University in 1974, acquired a PhD in Sociology from Emory University in 1995. In 1973 he married Betty Lou Davis. Mr. Clarke served in the Atlanta Police Department from 1975 until he retired in 2008, obtaining the rank of Management Analyst.

Extent

2.1 linear ft. (five document cases)

Language

English

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2021

Bias in Description

As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information. We choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. We are not neutral, and bias is reflected in our descriptions, which may not accurately convey the racist or offensive aspects of collection materials. Archivists make mistakes and might use poor judgment. In working with this collection, we often re-use language used by the former owners of the material. This language provides context but often includes bias and prejudices reflective of the time in which it was created. The Kenan Research Center’s work is ongoing to implement reparative language where Library of Congress subject terms are inaccurate and obsolete. 

Kenan Research Center welcomes feedback and questions regarding our archival descriptions. If you encounter harmful, offensive, or insensitive terminology or descriptions, please let us know by emailing reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. Your comments are essential to our work to create inclusive and thoughtful description.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2022.

Title
Richard Clarke records of Atlanta Police Department
Subtitle
ahc.MSS1227
Author
Paul Crater
Date
July 2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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