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Title NYPD confidential : power and corruption in the country's greatest police force / Leonard Levitt.
Author Levitt, Leonard, 1941-
Publication Info. New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2009.
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Edition 1st ed.
Description xiv, 304 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Summary 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.
Subject Police administration -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
Police corruption -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.
ISBN 9780312380328
0312380321 : $25.99
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