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Autore |
Juarez Juan Antonio <1966-> |
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Titolo |
Brotherhood of corruption : a cop breaks the silence on police abuse, brutality, and racial profiling / / Juan Antonio Juarez |
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Chicago, Ill., : Chicago Review Press, c2004 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (322 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Police corruption - Illinois - Chicago |
Police brutality - Illinois - Chicago |
Racial profiling in law enforcement - Illinois - Chicago |
Ex-police officers - Illinois - Chicago |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-307). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Author's Note; Contents; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A former Chicago cop exposes shocking truths about the abuses of power within the city's police department in this memoir of violence, drugs, and men with badges. Juarez becomes a police officer because he wants to make a difference in gang-infested neighborhoods; but, as this book reveals, he ends up a corrupt member of the most powerful gang of all?the Chicago police force. Juarez shares the horrific indiscretions he witnessed during his seven years of service, from the sexually predatory officer, X, who routinely stops beautiful women for made-up traffic offenses and flirts with domest |
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