BOOT: An LAPD Officer's Rookie Year in South Central Los Angeles
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (511 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0595468780 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Golf Fan Australia said A great read. Such a great insight into the life of a 'Boot'.What an interesting career the author has had. I couldn't stop reading this book.. Interesting personal story and real-life account Great book! Forget the cop shows, this is the real deal. An enjoyable and well-written personal story that gives an interesting real life peek into police work and Los Angeles itself. Recommended for general interest but particularly important to anyone interested. Fun to read Stephen A. Limon Very good book to read and gets you into the details of things, makes you want to keep reading and not put the book down
He is a former CRASH officer and a nationally recognized expert in street gangs, organized crime and terrorism. He lives on the outskirts of Los Angeles. . William Dunn is an University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) graduate and a Los Angeles police detective
But is this force of 9,000 men and women really made up of mavericks and rogues? In this revised edition of a timeless true crime classic, rookie police officer William Dunn takes you inside that other LAPD, one where hard working cops battle for the average citizen while dodging gangsters' bullets.Set during one of the city's most turbulent years in the middle of one of its most impoverished, and violent, neighborhoods, Los Angeles as seen through the eyes of rookie Officer Dunn is a potentially volatile, constantly changing landscape. Dunn's dispatches from the frontlines of LA are dramatic, humorous and touching. To be a good cop, and survive the experience, Dunn quickly learns from some unforgettable teachers how to lay down the law on the streets
offers important insight into what is wrong with our cities - and the way we police them. Dunn's gripping portrait of crime in L.A. From the Back Cover In the tumultuous year encompassing the now infamous Rodney King beating, rookie police officer William Dunn, a "boot", was assigned to patrol the nine square miles that make up the Southwest Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. An unforgettable account of one cop's life on the thin blue line, Boot is Dunn's story of his first year with the L.A.P.D. With twenty-five known street gangs and more than three thousand ex-cons, the Southwest Division was, in 1991, one of the most dangerous areas to police in the country.