"Michigan Sheriff Johannes Spreen went to jail today to defend his
beliefs and actions saying 'I'd rather be right than free'." Walter
Cronkite, CBS News, May 7, 1977.
"I'm inspired by legendary police commissioner and former
sheriff Johannes Spreen, whose community-partnership approach
encouraged people to work together, and it was successful." Arizona
Police Chief Dan Saban.
"Johannes Spreen was a police officer extraordinary; a man who
helped restructure and develop New York City Police Academy
training leading to a college program, a 'West Point' for police
officers-now John Jay College for Criminal Justice. Johannes Spreen
is a man of enthusiasm, indeed a prophet; always ahead of his
time." Rudolph P. Blaum, retired NYPD and co-developer of John Jay
College courses.
This intimate portrait of former Detroit Police Commissioner
and Michigan Sheriff Johannes F. Spreen, forming his attitudes
against the rugged tides of experience and events, is a delight to
read. The revealing rise of a German immigrant through New York and
Michigan police hierarchies adds to our understanding of policing,
competitive police turf battles and the criminal forces that drive
our nation to the brink in attempting to maintain freedom and
peace. Spreen's innovations re-shaped American law enforcement
thinking.
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