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Arnold, Benedict 1741-1801 Chavez, Linda Conservatism United States Hispanic American politicians United States Biography Politicians United States Biography United States United States Moral conditions United States Politics and government 1945-1989 United States Politics and government 1989- Women politicians United States BiographyBratton, William J.
Summary: "When Bill Bratton became a Boston street cop after returning from serving in Vietnam, he was dismayed by the corrupt old guard , and it is fair to say the old guard was dismayed by him too. But his success fighting crime could not be denied. Propelled byextraordinary results, Bratton had a dazzling rise, and ultimately a dazzling career, becoming the most famous police commissioner of modern...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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Summary: "A radical inside examination of policing in modern America, from a Georgetown University law professor turned reserve police officer"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2021
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Summary: "From the highest-ranking whistleblower in the history of the NYPD, a political memoir that exposes the brokenness of policing from both outside and inside the system During the workday, Edwin Raymond is on the beat as a ranked lieutenant in the New York Police Department. When the uniform comes off, he takes on a very different role: the lead plaintiff in the largest-ever civil rights lawsuit...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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Summary: "From a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a powerful account of Derek Black's journey from white supremacist hero to apostle of tolerance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2018
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Summary: "An unforgettable and stirring memoir in the vein of Free Cyntoia, Just Mercy, and The Sum of Us that both inspires and upends our understanding about the future of policing in the United States. In 2012, nineteen-year-old Leon Ford was shot five times by a Pittsburgh police officer as he was racially profiled during a case of mistaken identity. When he woke up in the hospital, he was faced...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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Summary: "An explosive, long-forgotten story of police violence in New Orleans that exposes the historical roots of today's criminal justice crisis"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2021
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 BAKKelly, Jack
Summary: "A gripping exploration of the intense psychology and character of Benedict Arnold, arguing that he was essential to victory before he was a traitor Benedict Arnold committed treason- for more than two centuries, that's all that most Americans have known about him. Yet Arnold was much more than a turncoat-his achievements during the early years of the Revolutionary War defined him as the most...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2023
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Summary: "A narrative history about Anthony Comstock, US Postal Inspector and vice hunter, and the remarkable women who opposed him"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2021
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2002