NYPD: A City and Its Police
- ISBN-10
- 080506737X
- ISBN-13
- 9780805067378
- Series
- NYPD
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-08
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Authors
- James Lardner, Thomas Reppetto
Description
Traces the history of the world's largest municipal police force from its founding in 1845 to the present day, revealing an organization fraught with hidden conflicts between politicians, bureaucrats, and the cops on the beat.
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