An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America - Hardcover
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:VikingISBN-13:9780593653166ISBN-10:593653165UPC:9780593653166Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Law, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Law Enforcement, Civil RightsSize:9.24 x 6.33 x 1.19 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCNN4D9BK4
FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE
A WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2023
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2023 "With illuminating, vivid, and meticulous prose, Edwin Raymond delivers an extraordinary expos? on policing in America . . . An essential, exceptional work."
--Toluse Olorunnipa, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of His Name Is George Floyd From the highest-ranking whistleblower in NYPD history, a gripping insider look at the complexities of modern policing and the urgent need for reform Over his decade and a half with the New York Police Department, Edwin Raymond consistently exposed the dark underbelly of modern policing, becoming the highest-ranking whistleblower in the history of the force and one of the country's leading voices against police injustice. Offering a rare, often shocking view of American policing, An Inconvenient Cop pulls back the curtain on the many flaws woven into the NYPD's training, data, and practices, which have since been repackaged and repurposed by police departments across the country. Gravitating toward law enforcement in the hope of being a positive influence in his community, Raymond quickly learned that the problem with policing is a lot deeper than merely "a few bad apples"--the entire mechanism is set up to ensure that racial profiling is rewarded, and there are weighty consequences for cops who don't play along. Struggling with the moral dilemma of policing impartially while witnessing his fellow officers go with the flow, Raymond's journey takes him to the precipice of personal and professional ruin. Yet, through it all, he remains steadfast in his commitment to justice and his belief in the potential for change. At once revelatory and galvanizing, An Inconvenient Cop courageously bears witness to and exposes institutional violence. It presents a vision of radical hope and makes the case for a world in which the police's responsibility is not to arrest numbers but to the people.
A WASHINGTON POST BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF 2023
A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BEST BOOK OF 2023 "With illuminating, vivid, and meticulous prose, Edwin Raymond delivers an extraordinary expos? on policing in America . . . An essential, exceptional work."
--Toluse Olorunnipa, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of His Name Is George Floyd From the highest-ranking whistleblower in NYPD history, a gripping insider look at the complexities of modern policing and the urgent need for reform Over his decade and a half with the New York Police Department, Edwin Raymond consistently exposed the dark underbelly of modern policing, becoming the highest-ranking whistleblower in the history of the force and one of the country's leading voices against police injustice. Offering a rare, often shocking view of American policing, An Inconvenient Cop pulls back the curtain on the many flaws woven into the NYPD's training, data, and practices, which have since been repackaged and repurposed by police departments across the country. Gravitating toward law enforcement in the hope of being a positive influence in his community, Raymond quickly learned that the problem with policing is a lot deeper than merely "a few bad apples"--the entire mechanism is set up to ensure that racial profiling is rewarded, and there are weighty consequences for cops who don't play along. Struggling with the moral dilemma of policing impartially while witnessing his fellow officers go with the flow, Raymond's journey takes him to the precipice of personal and professional ruin. Yet, through it all, he remains steadfast in his commitment to justice and his belief in the potential for change. At once revelatory and galvanizing, An Inconvenient Cop courageously bears witness to and exposes institutional violence. It presents a vision of radical hope and makes the case for a world in which the police's responsibility is not to arrest numbers but to the people.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:VikingISBN-13:9780593653166ISBN-10:593653165UPC:9780593653166Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Law, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Law Enforcement, Civil RightsSize:9.24 x 6.33 x 1.19 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SCNN4D9BK4
Edwin Raymond, a fifteen-year veteran of the New York Police Department, is one of the nation's leading voices on criminal justice reform. He has received numerous accolades, including a Commanding Officer's Award for exceptional duty, an NAACP Courage and Leadership Award, and an International Documentary Association's Courage Under Fire Award and a Doc Star of the Month Award.
Jon Sternfeld is an author whose work includes the New York Times bestselling Scenes from My Life with Michael K. Williams, A Stone of Hope with Jim St. Germain, Marked for Life with Isaac Wright Jr., and Unprepared: America in the Time of Coronavirus.
Jon Sternfeld is an author whose work includes the New York Times bestselling Scenes from My Life with Michael K. Williams, A Stone of Hope with Jim St. Germain, Marked for Life with Isaac Wright Jr., and Unprepared: America in the Time of Coronavirus.
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