January 21, 1944

Wilson Kimbrough Jr., who is considered the father of police and criminal psychology in Arkansas and was one of the founders of police and criminal psychology in the United States, was admitted to the Naval Reserve Officer’s Training Program as an apprentice seaman and soon was assigned to the Navy V-12 Unit at Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg, Missouri. Kimbrough eventually became a psychology professor at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County). His students, and the students taught by his students, dominate the fields of police and criminal psychology and have written the top books on police selection, hostage negotiation, and threat assessment.