NYPD confidential : power and corruption in the country's greatest police force /
Levitt, Leonard, 1941-
NYPD confidential : power and corruption in the country's greatest police force / N.Y.P.D. confidential Leonard Levitt. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. - xiv, 304 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-290) and index.
Evidence of things not seen -- The secret meeting -- The rise of Bill Bratton -- The dirty thirty -- The fall of Bill Bratton -- Get on the train or get under it -- The tragedies of Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo -- How well do you know Bernie Kerik? -- Never appoint a bitter man police commissioner.
Examines the rivalry of New York City's police commissioner and mayor for control over and credit for the city's police force, identifying disturbing cover-ups and corrupt practices that are undermining the NYPD's effectiveness and honor.
0312380321 : HRD $25.99 9780312380326
St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151 SAN 631-5011
2009007602
Police corruption--History.--New York (State)--New York
Police administration--History.--New York (State)--New York
Police--History.--New York (State)--New York
HV8148.N5 / L395 2009
364.1/3230883632097471
NYPD confidential : power and corruption in the country's greatest police force / N.Y.P.D. confidential Leonard Levitt. - 1st ed. - New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009. - xiv, 304 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [289]-290) and index.
Evidence of things not seen -- The secret meeting -- The rise of Bill Bratton -- The dirty thirty -- The fall of Bill Bratton -- Get on the train or get under it -- The tragedies of Abner Louima and Amadou Diallo -- How well do you know Bernie Kerik? -- Never appoint a bitter man police commissioner.
Examines the rivalry of New York City's police commissioner and mayor for control over and credit for the city's police force, identifying disturbing cover-ups and corrupt practices that are undermining the NYPD's effectiveness and honor.
0312380321 : HRD $25.99 9780312380326
St Martins Pr, C/O Mps 16365 James Madison Hwy Us Hwy 15, Gordonsville, VA, USA, 22942, (212)6745151 SAN 631-5011
2009007602
Police corruption--History.--New York (State)--New York
Police administration--History.--New York (State)--New York
Police--History.--New York (State)--New York
HV8148.N5 / L395 2009
364.1/3230883632097471