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I decided to write these police stories to share with others and to give some insight into how police work and feel. I described real events from my view as a police officer. I also considered the perspectives of others affected by police actions and inactions.
For those who are thinking about a career in law enforcement, I hope that this book provides some information to assist you with this serious decision. For those who are already in law enforcement,...
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Homer Hudelson spent 30 years in the San Francisco Police Department and experienced some extraordinary events firsthand, such as the Dan White Riots, the SF State Civil Rights Demonstrations, and the search for the Zodiac killer. In addition to his role as a police officer, primarily on a motorcycle in the Traffic Division (and eventually a sergeant and lieutenant), Homer shares trials and tribulations from his childhood in the Outer Sunset of what...
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Nuestro hogar ya nunca será el mismo se centra principalmente en los años cincuenta, sesenta y setenta. Larry Ray, su legado, su duro trabajo, su vida sencilla y su pobre familia luchadora, sus vínculos con la naturaleza y Dios – todos son objetivos del sistema. Verá, conforme con la academia de las ciencias sociales y los adoctrinamientos corporativos de hoy, que Larry Ray Hardin tiene [lo que ellos llaman] "Privilegio Blanco." Sí, ¡eso es...
64) I Took a Stand
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This book was actually written about me. I had used the name John D. Robinson as the main character in my other two books titled, " The System of Things I and II". At that time I was still working for the government as a state trooper. I knew my superiors would retaliate against me and would try to terminate me for exposing the truth. Although I had since retired, I decided to continue using the name John D. Robinson.
Unlike my first two books that...
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Books about policemen are a dime a dozen. Most of the stories I've seen and read, whether they're fact or fiction, involve cops in the larger metropolitan areas like New York or Los Angeles. If you want to read about shootouts, car chases, and the things Hollywood writes into their scripts for movies or television, you can find those just about everywhere you look.
This is a story about a boy who grew up in a Mayberry setting in Central California...
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Former RCMP Sergeant Charlie Scheideman, author of Policing the Fringe: The Curious Life of a Small-Town Mountie, is back with the same wry humour and a new collection of incredible stories drawn from his twenty-seven years of patrolling the small communities of the interior of British Columbia. These new adventures have him re-polishing his boots and relaying untold tales, such as the lone officer who takes on three legendary hard-fighting drunks,...
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His Christian name is John Perry McDaniel III, but his family and friends fondly refer to him as Johnny Mac" or simply Sheriff." He is a straight-forward, honest man of reason, passion, compassion, and unwavering faith in God. When I began writing this book several years ago, I did so because I considered the events which made the McDaniel Administration a long-standing success to be of historical significance to Jackson County, Florida. I came to...
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Author Bruce Hayden is writing this book "Birth of a State Trooper" to show how in chronological order how a person continually uses backup plans to survive life's surprises. It also depicts how anything can happen, good or bad, during life's journey-showing the need to be prepared for any unpredictable occasion, whatever that may be, allowing he or she to persevere ahead with accomplishing their goal or dream whatever that may be.
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Throughout life, most people have to struggle with making life's decisions. These decisions not only involve the individual making the decision but also his family and in some cases the public. The life of a law enforcement officer involves all three. This burden is often stressful taxing one's conscience to the breaking point. The individual has to rely on his family background and values instilled in him throughout his life. A strong faith and belief...
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An American's Story is made up of the stories of James Ashmore's life in public service, to show people in a different way what a police officer's life really is, and because James wanted for these stories to be told before he is unable to, due to any physical problems. James believes once you read this book, you will understand why James is An American's man.
Many people might think James retired too early. However, in the last year James worked,...
71) Brotherhood Of Corruption: A Cop Breaks the Silence on Police Abuse, Brutality, and Racial Profiling
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A former Chicago cop exposes shocking truths about the abuses of power within the city's police department in this memoir of violence, drugs, and men with badges. Juarez becomes a police officer because he wants to make a difference in gang-infested neighborhoods; but, as this book reveals, he ends up a corrupt member of the most powerful gang of all the Chicago police force. Juarez shares the horrific indiscretions he witnessed during his seven years...
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Written by a former cop and Secret Service agent, An Arresting Life catapults readers into the real-world experiences of these professions. Told as a series of short anecdotes, the book is filled with real life incidents that will either make you laugh or make you cry but each story will ultimately make you appreciate what these public servants do for us on a daily basis. Written in a truly self-effacing style, the author will place you in unbelievable...
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Have you ever wondered why someone snaps? Just lose it mentally? Forensic experts conduct investigations to answer these very questions. Sometimes there are glaring reasons and sometimes there are not. Most would never understand the depth of the mental suffering of the person in question. This of course doesn't absolve the person from any dastardly deeds. The mind of the individual may reach a fork in the road. That mind could either take the right...
74) Mi Amigo William
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Este es un simple homenaje a un querido amigo que se fue. Un guerrero que amaba lo que estaba haciendo y se apartó de esta vida en el ejercicio de su función.
En este trabajo podrás conocer un poco del chico que conocí, un chico feliz, amigo e incluso un bromista. Según mi visión, podrá conocer algunas de nuestras historias, así como los momentos finales de su vida.
Que cada uno lea este trabajo y cambie sus conceptos de relaciones humanas,...
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There is so much more to a police officer's badge, to any badge that all first responders wear. But, that's what the world sees-a badge. What's behind and beyond that badge is what people need to know-the person.
In BEHIND AND BEYOND THE BADGE, Donna Brown takes you to those places that few see. She shows you that those behind the badge may wear a different uniform than other occupations, but they too have families. They too pay bills, and they love...
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The conduct of police in America has come under more scrutiny today than at any other time. There are so many unanswered questions about incidents depicted on the news of police misconduct and police shootings. So often the public is left wondering why there seems to be so much injustice in our justice system. This book will attempt to shed light into the dark truth of wearing a badge in America. It is a firsthand account of Robert Alvarez's experience...
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It is an honor to write a recommendation for Captain Johnson's book. We worked together for several years, planning and plotting to reduce the flow of contraband into our prison, Lee Correctional Institution. At all times, he was fully professional in his dealings with both inmates and staff, by his example, modeling for us how to be better.
Captain Johnson's book is "on point," as he would like to say, in three ways: It tells in horrifying detail...
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This second volume of Julia Torres' thrilling story takes us into the rough-and-tumble of an undercover narcotic cop's life-soliciting male escorts, rubbing shoulders with racketeers in dimly lit night spots, working an international hustle in Paris, and more, at a time in the her life when she's struggling with an abusive husband in a dead-end marriage, from which she and her daughter ultimately emerge. And then, she learns that she is suffering...
79) Pasado y presente continuo de la memoria de los familiares de desaparecidos. El caso de Simón en
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Este estudio de la historia del tiempo presente en el derecho se acerca al tema de la memoria desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar y de los conocimientos situados. En especial, indaga sobre el recogimiento de las memorias de los familiares de Simón -víctima del conflicto armado colombiano- Con tal fin, es contrastada la memoria natural de las víctimas con la memoria jurídica oficial del proceso de Justicia y Paz colombiano. Para ello son analizadas...
80) The Plainsman
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It has not been the purpose of this book to novelize Wild Bill Hickok. That has already been done, and rather effectively. The main purpose of this work is to find out what was real, and what imaginary, in the stories about him. Wild Bill was a fascinating personality to all who knew him. The mere mention of his name never failed to bring a crash of brasses from the orchestra. His friends never ceased to chant his praises as an honest man, an incredibly...
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