It's raw, profane, offensive, bizarre. It's not politically correct
or warm and fuzzy. It's real.
How did police officers do their jobs four decades ago during
some of the nation's most turbulent and violent times?
These aren't one-dimensional Hollywood characters. They're
society's soldiers, real people cut from whole cloth. They try to
help when they can, bristle when they're insulted, retaliate when
they're attacked, bleed when they're injured, laugh when they're
amused (sometimes inappropriately) and get ready for the next
shift.
Without bulletproof vests, portable radios and other equipment
considered essential today, often riding alone, they developed a
"One riot-one ranger" mentality by necessity. This book will put
you beside some of them, sometimes inside their heads-om radio
calls, both mundane and life-threatening, in interrogations, in
hostage situations, undercover arrests, investigating burglaries,
robberies, rapes and murders.
These are the type of stories cops share with each
other-stories of comedy, tragedy, chaos and the endless uniqueness
of human behavior. These are some of the experiences that make them
what they are, for better and worse. The experiences that forever
change them, that set them apart from the rest of us, that make
them a brotherhood closer than most brothers.
General
Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
April 2008 |
First published: |
April 2008 |
Authors: |
Ron Owens
|
Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-595-48357-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
True stories >
Crime
|
LSN: |
0-595-48357-7 |
Barcode: |
9780595483570 |
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