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Author : Howard O. Sprogle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Police, Past and Present written by Howard O. Sprogle and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Boyette
Publisher : Quadrant Books®
ISBN 13 : 1937868338
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (378 download)
Download or read book Let It Burn written by Michael Boyette and published by Quadrant Books®. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A balanced, well-written account which provides the best overall understanding of these events." ?Library Journal "Compelling."?Publishers Weekly "A solid report from an unusual perspective."?Kirkus Reviews "A balanced view."?Booklist On a narrow street in a working-class neighborhood, the police are held at bay by a small band of armed radicals. Two assaults have already failed. After a morning-long battle involving machine guns, explosives, and tear gas, the radicals remain defiant. In a command post across the street from the boarded-up row house that serves as the militants? headquarters, the beleaguered police commissioner weighs his options and decides on a new plan. He will bomb the house. Let It Burn is the true-life story of the confrontation between the Philadelphia Police Department and the MOVE organization?a group that rejected modern technology and fought for what it called "natural law." The police commissioner's decision to drop an "explosive device" onto the house's roof?and then to let the resulting fire burn while adults and children remained in the house?was the final tragic chapter in a decades-long series of clashes that had already left one policeman dead and others injured, dozens of MOVE members behind bars, and their original compound razed to the ground. By the time the fire burned itself out, eleven MOVE members, many of them women and small children, would be dead. Sixty-one houses in the neighborhood would be destroyed. There would be a city inquiry, numerous civil suits, and two grand-jury inquests following the confrontation. Michael Boyette served on one of the grand juries, where he had a front-row seat as the key players and witnesses?including Mayor Wilson Goode and future Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell?recounted their roles in the tragedy. After the grand jury concluded its investigation, he and coauthor Randi Boyette conducted additional independent research?including exclusive interviews with police who had been on the scene and with MOVE members?to create this moment-by-moment account of the confrontation and the events leading up to it.
Author : Wendy Ruderman
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062085468
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Busted written by Wendy Ruderman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the vein of Erin Brockovich, The Departed, and T. J. English's Savage City comes Busted, the shocking true story of the biggest police corruption scandal in Philadelphia history, a tale of drugs, power, and abuse involving a rogue narcotics squad, a confidential informant, and two veteran journalists whose reporting drove a full-scale FBI probe, rocked the City of Brotherly Love, and earned a Pulitzer Prize . In 2003, Benny Martinez became a Confidential Informant for a member of the Philadelphia Police Department's narcotics squad, helping arrest nearly 200 drug and gun dealers over seven years. But that success masked a dark and dangerous reality: the cops were as corrupt as the criminals they targeted. In addition to fabricating busts, the squad systematically looted mom-and-pop stores, terrorizing hardworking immigrant owners. One squad member also sexually assaulted three women during raids. Frightened for his life, Martinez turned to Philadelphia Daily News reporters Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker. Busted chronicles how these two journalists—both middle-class working mothers—formed an unlikely bond with a convicted street dealer to uncover the secrets of ruthless kingpins and dirty cops. Professionals in an industry shrinking from severe financial cutbacks, Ruderman and Laker had few resources—besides their own grit and tenacity—to break a dangerous, complex story that would expose the rotten underbelly of a modern American city and earn them a Pulitzer Prize. A page-turning thriller based on superb reportage, illustrated with eight pages of photos, Busted is modern true crime at its finest.
Author : Norman A. Carter Jr.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1532001479
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The Long Blue Walk written by Norman A. Carter Jr. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Norman A. Carter Jr. was sitting in an Army barracks in the 1960s when he decided to become a police officerand in 1967, he was accepted into the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Police Academy. His wife and family did not like the idea of him becoming an officer of the law. Police officers were known as people not to be trusted, and the people in Carters neighborhood saw them as corrupt and brutal. But Carter was convinced that the best way to change that perception and help the country heal during the turbulent Civil Rights Movement was to become a Police Officer. He knew that once he became a Police Officer, hed work alongside other honorable men and women. While there were plenty of those, including some who died serving their city, he also found others who soiled the reputation of Police Officers determined to protect and serve. Some of them were criminals themselves. For years, he tried to expose these criminalized Police Officers , but he wasignoredor worseretaliated against. He reveals how a corrupt system negatively impacted every citizen of Philadelphia in The Long Blue Walk.
Author : Howard O. Sprogle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 671 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Police written by Howard O. Sprogle and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 671 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Philadelphia. Police Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (657 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Police Department written by Philadelphia. Police Department and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : R.J. Rice
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1467033774
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (67 download)
Download or read book I Do Solemnly Swear written by R.J. Rice and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-10-06 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to the hard working men and women who wear a police uniform everywhere in America. This book contains individual stories concerning actual events which the author was involved in during his 28 years as a Philadelphia Police Officer These incidents include homicide, rape, child abuse, robbery and almost any other deviate act devised by the human mind- it also contains some of the more humorous aspects of the job. It demonstrates how quickly a quiet moment can turn into a life and death struggle and how police officers must decide in a heart - beat what actions to take. Their decision may define the rest of their careers and their lives as well as the lives of the public they serve. The uniform officers do not have the luxury of hindsight when making their decisions. An officer makes un-told number of life altering decisions during law enforcement career. Most of the time they make the right choice but occasionally they make a mistake. This book demonstrates how an officer is forced to be a doctor, lawyer and occasionally a judge. The life of a cop is a thankless job but yet they continue to do it. This book contains just a sample of what a police officer sees during his / her police careers.
Author : Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319652478
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (196 download)
Download or read book Foot Patrol written by Jerry H. Ratcliffe and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Brief reviews the history of foot patrol and the recent, research-driven resurgence of foot patrol in places such as Philadelphia. It summarizes and critiques existing literature on the subject, examining the efficacy of foot patrol. At the time the Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment was published, popular opinion about foot patrol was that it might improve community perception of police and reduce fear of crime, but it did not have a concrete crime prevention benefit. The Philadelphia Experiment represented a major examination of this concept, involving over 200 officers in 60 locations over a two-year period, in some of the highest violent crime areas of Philadelphia. The results suggested that a targeted hot spots-oriented foot patrol strategy did contribute to violent crime reduction. Four years later, the lead author of that seminal experiment explores its findings, together with the findings of the Philadelphia Policing Tactics Experiment, and examines their differences. This work also explores officer experiences with foot patrol. This Brief concludes with policy recommendations about foot patrol, when and how to implement it, and the benefits it can add to a police department. This Brief will be of interest to researchers in Criminology and Criminal Justice, particularly with an interest in Police Studies, and related fields such as sociology and public policy. It will also be of interest to practitioners and policy makers interested in evidence-based policing.
Author : Joseph F. Spillane
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1412981344
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (129 download)
Download or read book A History of Modern American Criminal Justice written by Joseph F. Spillane and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This text focuses on the modern aspects of the history of criminal justice, from 1900 to the present. A unique thematic approach, rather than a chronological approach, sets this book apart from comparable books on the subject, with chapters organized around themes such as policing, courts, due process, and prison and punishment. Making connections between history and contemporary criminal justice systems, structures, and processes, this text offers the latest in historical scholarship, made relevant to the needs of current and future practitioners in the field."--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Howard O. Sprogle
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781334096877
Total Pages : 782 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (968 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Police written by Howard O. Sprogle and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-29 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Philadelphia Police: Past and Present Probably the most important branch of municipal government is the department of police. What the condition of affairs would be in a great city like Philadelphia without this controlling power for good order and protection is simply indescribable. It is a mighty force that few people in the ordinary walks of life ever stop to think of. They take it as a matter of course that they are able to go and come at all hours of the day and night in all parts of this great city without molestation. They do not realize what the consequences would be if this human dyke against the waves of crime and out rage should give way for a day or even an hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Jonathan Rubinstein
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0374515557
Total Pages : 486 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (745 download)
Download or read book City Police written by Jonathan Rubinstein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1980-09 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark 1973 study of city policemen portrays in detail work "on the street,"the way police regard their work, the way they deal day-by-day with suspects and criminals, with colleague and superiors, and with the general public. Jonathan Rubinstein spent over a year with the Philadelphia police force, riding second man in patrol cars on all shifts, and from this experience he describes every aspects of a policeman's working life: his conception of the place he polices; his sense of territory; the extent of his knowledge of the people he polices; his technique for surveillance of his area; his use of the tools of the trade to control people; his complicated relationships with his coworkers and his sergeant, who dominates his working life. And, of course, he deals extensively with the eternal problems of corruption and brutality. Written with great insight and without pro- or anti-police bias, City Police is rich in illustrative incidents and serves as an excellent model for future studies of police work.
Author : Matthew Horace
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316440078
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (164 download)
Download or read book The Black and the Blue written by Matthew Horace and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction "A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN AMERICA."-CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. "Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas."-THE WASHINGTON POST "The Black and the Blue is an affirmation of the critical need for criminal justice reform, all the more urgent because itcomes from an insider who respects his profession yet is willing to reveal its flaws."-USA TODAY
Author : Stephen K. Rice
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814776167
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)
Download or read book Race, Ethnicity, and Policing written by Stephen K. Rice and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text includes both classic pieces and original essays that provide the reader with a comprehensive, even-handed sense of the theoretical underpinnings, methodological challenges, and existing research necessary to understand the problems associated with racial and ethnic profiling and police bias.
Author : Howard O Sprogle
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230467238
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (672 download)
Download or read book The Philadelphia Police, Past and Present written by Howard O Sprogle and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xxvi. The City's New Charter And The Police Pension Fund. Sketch Of John C. Bullitt, The Originator Of The Bullitt Bill.--Difficulties In The Way Of Its Final Passage.--Edwin H. Fitler Elected First Mayor Under The New Charter.--The PolIce Placed Under The "director Of Public Safety."--The Provisions Of The Bill AffectIng The Police.--The Office Of "superintendEnt Of Police."--The Provision Creating The Police Pension Fund.--Policemen Cannot Be Dismissed Except By Decision Of A Court.--The Ordinance Of Councils To Carry The Bill Into Effect.--Police Surgeon French.--PolIce Solicitor Miles.--District Attorney GraHam And His Staff.--First Assistant Bregy.--Second Assistant Kinsey.--Third Assistant SinEr.--Murder Detective Myers.--Detective Weyl.--The Park Guards.--The Ghastly Find Of A Guard.--The Dealey Murder.--Park Guard DorSey Who Arrested The Murderer Probst.--The Mysterious Dutchman. John C. Bullitt, the father of the Bullitt Bill' is a Kentuckian by birth, having been born in Jefferson County of that State, February 10, 1824. He received a fine education at private schools, and afterwards graduated at Centre College, Kentucky. He then studied law, and made a specialty of commercial law. practising in Louisville, Kentucky. He came to Philadelphia in 1849, and rapidly rose in his profession until he achieved an enviable reputation. For a decade of years he used his influence, to secure better municipal government for the city of his adoption. In 1877 a commission was appointed by Governor Hartranft to draft a code for the government of cities in the State of Pennsylvania. The commission consisted of eleven members. It was in session during the 'arger portion of the year, and reported to the Legislature in January, 1887, a bill...
Author : John Edgar Wideman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982148853
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)
Download or read book Philadelphia Fire written by John Edgar Wideman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of John Wideman’s most ambitious and celebrated works, the lyrical masterpiece and PEN/Faulkner winner inspired by the 1985 police bombing of the West Philadelphia row house owned by black liberation group Move. In 1985, police bombed a West Philadelphia row house owned by the Afrocentric cult known as Move, killing eleven people and starting a fire that destroyed sixty other houses. At the heart of Philadelphia Fire is Cudjoe, a writer and exile who returns to his old neighborhood after spending a decade fleeing from his past, and who becomes obsessed with the search for a lone survivor of the event: a young boy seen running from the flames. Award-winning author John Edgar Wideman brings these events and their repercussions to shocking life in this seminal novel. “Reminiscent of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man” (Time) and Norman Mailer’s The Executioner’s Song, Philadelphia Fire is a masterful, culturally significant work that takes on a major historical event and takes us on a brutally honest journey through the despair and horror of life in urban America.
Author : Ife Williams (Professor of political science)
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1666901555
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Police Brutality written by Ife Williams (Professor of political science) and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using Philadelphia as a case study, this book analyzes the evolution of predatory policing, attempts to curb aggressive practices, and the resultant chasm between reform efforts and the expansion of police discretion.
Author : JD Crighton
Publisher : RW Publishing House
ISBN 13 : 194610003X
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (461 download)
Download or read book Detective in the White City written by JD Crighton and published by RW Publishing House. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable biography of the uncompromising and relentless detective who investigated one of America's first serial killers, the man known as the 'Devil in the White City,' H. H. Holmes, and others like him. This extraordinary historical biography provides a chronological account of Frank Geyer’s life and features murder cases that made national headlines and the history of one of America's largest police departments, complete with 95 rare illustrations and photos! “History like never before!” Who was the world’s famous detective who outsmarted criminals from the Gilded Age and whose wife and daughter never died in a fire, like scholars claimed? Featuring: Geyer's incredible investigation of H. H. Holmes, death of Benjamin Pitezel, the horrific discovery of the missing Pitezel children, Holmes' trial, and a 'Devil in Him' chapter Mary Hannah Tabbs and the gruesome torso murder Modern Borgia killer, Sarah Jane Whiteling, the first woman hung in Philadelphia White Chapel Row Mrs. Annie Gaskin and the killer cat Top secret search in Rio de Janeiro Fake highwaymen murder for insurance, and plot to kill Detective Geyer Law enforcement and Philadelphia history Reuben Geyer in the Civil War, President Franklin Pierce, and Franks' hometown Truth about Geyer's wife and daughter with Sources, List of Illustrations and Credits, Bibliography, Notes, and Index 95 rare historical illustrations and photos, restored
