{"product_id":"blue-the-lapd-and-the-battle-to-redeem-american-policing-9781451641103","title":"Blue: The LAPD and the Battle to Redeem American Policing","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Joe Domanick\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Law Enforcement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom award-winning investigative journalist and author Joe Domanick, \u003ci\u003eBlue \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the history of police culture and reform in the United States and the systems that enable racially motivated police brutality.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeginning with the 1992 Los Angeles Riots and ending with the tumultuous police controversies swirling around both Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City in 2014, Domanick's fast-paced book is filled with political intrigue, cultural and racial conflict, hard-boiled characters like intransient, warrior minded cops like LAPD chief Daryl Gates and America's most famous police reformer, William J. Bratton. As the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e put it, \u003ci\u003eBlue\u003c\/i\u003e \"weaves a compelling, fact-filled tale of a turbulent city in transition and a police department that often seems impervious to civilian control.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the story unfolds, Domanick seamlessly injects and analyzes police policies and actions, while discussing police accountability and legitimacy, effective crime-reduction based on real, long-term community policing, and what is necessary for a new stage of progressive police reform to take place. As \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e summed up in a starred review: \"This is a well-executed, large-scale urban narrative, sprawling, engrossing, and highly relevant to the ongoing controversies about policing post-Ferguson.\"","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45155718430871,"sku":"9781451641103","price":1345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781451641103.webp?v=1767662481","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/blue-the-lapd-and-the-battle-to-redeem-american-policing-9781451641103","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}