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Breaking Rank
Norm Stamper
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Description for Breaking Rank
paperback. Introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. The author draws on lessons learned on the job to make powerful arguments for drug decriminalization, abolition of the death penalty, and radically revised approaches to prostitution and gun control. Num Pages: 416 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JKSW1; JKV; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 24. Weight in Grams: 363.
Opening with a powerful letter to former Tacoma police chief David Brame, who shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself, Norm Stamper introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. Former chief of the Seattle police force, Stamper goes on to expose a troubling culture of racism, sexism, and homophobia that is still pervasive within the twenty-first-century force then he explores how such prejudices can be addressed. He reveals the dangers and temptations that cops face, describing in gripping detail the split-second life-and-death decisions. ... Read more
Opening with a powerful letter to former Tacoma police chief David Brame, who shot his estranged wife before turning the gun on himself, Norm Stamper introduces us to the violent, secret world of domestic abuse that cops must not only navigate, but which some also perpetrate. Former chief of the Seattle police force, Stamper goes on to expose a troubling culture of racism, sexism, and homophobia that is still pervasive within the twenty-first-century force then he explores how such prejudices can be addressed. He reveals the dangers and temptations that cops face, describing in gripping detail the split-second life-and-death decisions. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Avalon Publishing Group United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781560258551
SKU
V9781560258551
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About Norm Stamper
Norm Stamper began his law enforcement career in San Diego in 1966 as a beat cop. In 1994, he was named chief of the Seattle Police Department, where he set about implementing many of the initiatives he writes about in Breaking Rank. Retiring in 2000, he now lives in a cabin on a mountain in the San Juan Islands in ... Read more
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