Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (1937-01-22) January 22, 1937 (age 87) East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
American
Education
Chaffey College (AA) California State University, Los Angeles (BA, MA)
Genre
Mystery
Subject
Non-fiction crime Police procedural
Years active
1971–2012
Notable awards
Edgar Allan Poe Award (1974, 1981 and 2003) Grand Master Award (2004)
Military career
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Marine Corps
Years of service
1954–1957
Police career
Country
United States
Department
Los Angeles Police Department
Service years
1960–1974
Status
Retired
Rank
Patrolman
Detective sergeant
Joseph Aloysius Wambaugh, Jr. (born January 22, 1937)[1] is an American writer known for his fictional and nonfictional accounts of police work in the United States. Many of his novels are set in Los Angeles and its surroundings and feature Los Angeles police officers as protagonists. He won three Edgar Awards, and was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.[2]
^"Joseph Wambaugh Biography - eNotes.com". eNotes. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
^"Edgars Database | Search the Edgars Database". theedgars.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2020. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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