The riders come out at night : brutality, corruption, and cover-up in Oakland / Ali Winston and Darwin Bondgraham.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023Copyright date: Edition: First Atria Books hardcover editionDescription: 467 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982168599
  • 1982168595
  • 9781982168605
  • 1982168609
Other title:
  • Brutality, corruption, and cover-up in Oakland
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Riders come out at nightDDC classification:
  • 363.2/30979466 23/eng/20220706
LOC classification:
  • HV7936.P725 W56 2023
Contents:
Dogwatch, ghost town -- Nobody will listen to Jerry Amaro -- "Real gangster gunslingers" -- One hundred nineteen black men v. the City of Oakland -- The origins of west coast cop culture -- Nothing will get done until Oakland burns to the ground -- Small wars -- Deadly consequences -- "I feel I was back in the Jim Crow days" -- Whiplash -- Turmoil and tear gas -- The least popular man in the OPD -- "Tell me you were an adult" -- Backsliding.
Summary: "No municipality has been under court oversight to reform its police department as long as the city of Oakland. It is, quite simply, the edge case in American law enforcement. The Riders Come Out at Night is the culmination of over twenty-one years of fearless reporting. Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham shine a light on the jackbooted police culture, lack of political will, and misguided leadership that have conspired to stymie meaningful reform. The authors trace the history of Oakland since its inception through the lens of the city's police department, through the Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights struggle, the Black Panthers and crack eras, to Oakland's present-day revival. Readers will be introduced to a group of sadistic cops known as "The Riders," whose disregard for the oath they took to protect and serve is on full, tragic, infuriating display. They will also meet Keith Batt, a wide-eyed rookie cop turned whistleblower, who was unwittingly partnered with the leader of the Riders. Other compelling characters include Jim Chanin and John Burris, two civil rights attorneys determined to see reform through, in spite of all obstacles. And Oakland's deep history of law enforcement corruption, reactionary politics, and social movement organizing is retold through historical figures like Black Panther Huey Newton, drug kingpin Felix Mitchell, district attorney and future Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, and Mayor Jerry Brown. The Riders Come Out at Night is the story of one city and its police department, but it's also the story of American policing--and where it's headed" -- Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-445) and index.

Dogwatch, ghost town -- Nobody will listen to Jerry Amaro -- "Real gangster gunslingers" -- One hundred nineteen black men v. the City of Oakland -- The origins of west coast cop culture -- Nothing will get done until Oakland burns to the ground -- Small wars -- Deadly consequences -- "I feel I was back in the Jim Crow days" -- Whiplash -- Turmoil and tear gas -- The least popular man in the OPD -- "Tell me you were an adult" -- Backsliding.

"No municipality has been under court oversight to reform its police department as long as the city of Oakland. It is, quite simply, the edge case in American law enforcement. The Riders Come Out at Night is the culmination of over twenty-one years of fearless reporting. Ali Winston and Darwin BondGraham shine a light on the jackbooted police culture, lack of political will, and misguided leadership that have conspired to stymie meaningful reform. The authors trace the history of Oakland since its inception through the lens of the city's police department, through the Palmer Raids, McCarthyism, and the Civil Rights struggle, the Black Panthers and crack eras, to Oakland's present-day revival. Readers will be introduced to a group of sadistic cops known as "The Riders," whose disregard for the oath they took to protect and serve is on full, tragic, infuriating display. They will also meet Keith Batt, a wide-eyed rookie cop turned whistleblower, who was unwittingly partnered with the leader of the Riders. Other compelling characters include Jim Chanin and John Burris, two civil rights attorneys determined to see reform through, in spite of all obstacles. And Oakland's deep history of law enforcement corruption, reactionary politics, and social movement organizing is retold through historical figures like Black Panther Huey Newton, drug kingpin Felix Mitchell, district attorney and future Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren, and Mayor Jerry Brown. The Riders Come Out at Night is the story of one city and its police department, but it's also the story of American policing--and where it's headed" -- Publisher's description.

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