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Summary: Engrossing! Fantastic Police Book
Review: The stories in this book are the REAL DEAL! Cops speak about their lives and their work with clarity and sincerity. The author has achieved a work of art and shown us lay men what life is like behind the badge.
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Summary: A fascinating look into the mean streets
Review: This compilation of interviews in the words of genuine Chicago cops was put together by the sister of one, which gave her an entree into the "closed society" of law enforcement. Most of the officers she spoke with "work or have worked" in the city's Area Six, which encompasses everything from the notorious Cabrini-Green housing projects to the glittering upscale Gold Coast along the lakeshore. Yet crime is a constant, as it has been ever since human beings began to develop a society more complex than that of the cave-based clan. These officers have seen it all, and their cynicism is evident, yet the knowledge they've gained is broad and fascinating. Have you ever wondered how the Mafia (called in Chicago "the Outfit") is organized? Whether there are still any old-fashioned professional burglars? How a sex criminal or a serial killer thinks? These cops know, and they tell all. They are, of course, cynics, and the closing prediction of one Mob "expert" on where organized crime is probably heading seems to have been proved wrong; but altogether the book is an invaluable resource for mystery writers, social scientists, and police groupies. (Also read the author's "Pure Cop.")
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Summary: Glimpses of Evil
Review: This is a great read if you want to understand the harms people do to each other. Great reality check! It also gives me a greater understanding of law inforcement. Anyone who does not like police officers should read this book to see the kind of things they must deal and cope with in their profession. Some stories are disturbingly real.
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Summary: What Cops Know - The Review
Review: What Cops Know is a book with hundreds of true short stories straight from the mouths of real life cops. To the streets to undercover sting operations, these cops dish out the dirt about criminals. One reason I liked this book is that it told tales of murder, conspiracies, and drug rings, leaving out no information. Through this book I discovered how criminals, and drug lords work, and why they do the things they do. The reason I chose to read this book is so I could have some more light shed on the job of a cop. The only thing I knew about cops is from movies, and T.V. With this book I heard it straight from the source. These officers' stories put me right in the squad car with them during their high-speed chases and undercover jobs. These stories showed the grim reality of this world, and cruel nature that is people. I now know how these criminals, rapists, and thieves operate. Cops tell stories of interrogation of eyewitnesses and prime suspects. Another aspect of this book that most would like to read is the stories about crooked cops. Crooked cops are what should be feared, they have the power of the law on their side and they have the choice to abuse it if they want. I would recommend this book to a friend and I would tell them that this book will make have a different perspective on the life of a cop. I know it did that for me.
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Summary: Inside the Head of a Cop!
Review: What Cops know: Today's Police Tell the Inside Story of their Work on America's Streets will make you feel like you have entered the head of police officer as you see the world through his eyes. The book is a collection of short essays or stories told by cops all over the United States. Their stories will surprise you, disgust you, and make you look over your shoulder a little more often.This book is a must read for anyone intereseted in joining law enforcement.
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Summary: Mr. Jolliff this is What Cops Know
Review: What Cops Konw is an intresting, realistic look at the job of a police man from their point of view. This book has it all; action, violence, and excitement. This book is fun to read and is perfect for someone high school.
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