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From the bestselling author of What Cops Know comes an expose about women police officers and their struggle with the boys in blue. Good dish and chilling war stories.--Los Angeles Times.
Offers a distillation of police life and lore, drawing on the experiences of Chicago cops to present the often surprising knowledge they acquire and the methods they employ in their line of work.
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Provides a close-up look at the real-life world of the police in a study of crime-scene investigations
Real crime scene investigation is vastly more complicated, arduous, bizarre, and fascinating than TV's streamlined versions. Most people who work actual investigations will tell you that the science never lies -- but people can. They may also contaminate evidence, or not know what to look for in crime scenes that typically are far more chaotic and confusing, whether inside or outside, than on TV. Forensic experts will tell you that the most important person entering a scene is the very first responding officer – the chain of evidence starts with this officer and holds or breaks according to what gets stepped on, or over, collected or contaminated, looked past, or looked over, from every pe...
HOT ON THE TRAIL... Fletcher Hawk has only one thing on his mind–bounty! The Texas Ranger is in hot pursuit of a woman accused of murder. He'll track her down and claim his reward.
The law of the streets vs. the law of the land. The author of the bestselling What Cops Know returns to the scene of the crime fighters--in a sequel to her "lively, intelligent, amazingly well-informed look at cops from the inside out".--Joseph Wambaugh.
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LoyolaNew York: Pocket Books, 1990), 336 pages's Dr. Connie Fletcher penned a book in 1990 titled "What Cops Know" (New York: Pocket Books, 1990, 336 pages). During the time of its publication up to now, the comments in the book, relying on Fletcher's interviews with actual Chicago police officers, were quite disturbing. Mr. Stelly strips the comments of those officers of their pomp and impious ceremony and reveals them for what they are: the comments and views of badge-wearing vigilantes who view minorities and women as "the other." In this incredible book, written using Critical Race Theory, Mr. Stelly offers reasoning and explanations that explain the current nadir in police-community relations.
Guides students on the path to a career working in journalism. Job profiles include cartoonists and illustrators, columnists/commentators, critics, editors, photo editors, and reporters.