Jack Maple (September 23, 1952 – August 4, 2001) was a New York City Transit officer and remembered for holding the first newly created position of deputy police commissioner for operations and crime control strategies, succeeded by Ed Norris.

[3] He worked odd jobs during the day and earned his high school diploma equivalence at night.

[4] Maple became a transit police officer,[4] during a time when the position was considered one of the most dangerous jobs in New York.

Maple rose from an undercover detective patrolling Times Square and the 42nd Street station at Eighth Avenue to the rank of Lieutenant in the New York City Transit Police.

[8] 60 Minutes aired a special on the new crime fighting technique, including Maple and Bratton.

[2] More cities hired Maple and Linder as consultants, including Newark, New Jersey, Baltimore, Maryland, and Istanbul, Turkey.

[7] In 1999, Maple co-wrote a book, The Crime Fighter: Putting the Bad Guys Out of Business, published by Doubleday.

He would be seen walking around the city wearing a Homburg hat, polished wing tipped shoes with spats, and a tailored three piece suit with a bow tie.