Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing

Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing

Vividly drawn and character-driven, Blue is simultaneously a gripping drama of cops, crime, and politics, and a primer on police policy and reform.

Beginning with the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and ending with the tumultuous police controversies swirling around both Ferguson, MO and New York City in 2014, Domanickâ€™s fast-paced book is filled with political intrigue, cultural and racial conflict, hard-boiled characters like intransient, warrior minded cops like LAPD chief Daryl Gates and Americaâ€™s most famous police reformer, William J. Bratton. As the Los Angeles Times put it, Blue â€œweaves a compelling, fact-filled tale of a turbulent city in transition and a police department that often seems impervious to civilian control.â€

As the story unfolds, Domanick seamlessly injects and analyzes police policies and actions, while discussing police accountability and legitimacy, effective crime-reduction based on real, long-term community policing, and what is necessary for a new stage of progressive police reform to take place. As Kirkus Reviews summed up in a starred review: â€œThis is a well-executed, large-scale urban narrative, sprawling, engrossing, and highly relevant to the ongoing controversies about policing post-Ferguson.â€
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781451641103
ReleaseDate 2016-08-23
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451641103

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781451641103
ReleaseDate	2016-08-23
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781451641103

Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing

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