Black Cop

Author : Calvin Lawrence
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459414495

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Black Cop by Calvin Lawrence Pdf

When Calvin Lawrence joined the Halifax City Police in 1969, he thought he knew what to expect. There was growing tension in the city between the black community and the police, and Calvin believed that as a black police officer he would be able to make a difference. But what he didn't know was that he was embarking on a life-long career in which he would consistently be the target of racist behaviour — from his co-workers and his superiors, and from police organizations as a whole. Calvin describes how he was the target of racial slurs, mocked for being black, pigeonholed into roles, and denied advancement because he was not white. After 36 years in law enforcement, Calvin retired early from the police, suffering from clinical depression and with a settlement from the RCMP after winning a Human Rights complaint. Calvin holds nothing back as he reflects on a career that took him across the country — he shares his experiences as Newfoundland's only black police officer, his undercover stints in Edmonton and Toronto, and his time in Ottawa protecting major world leaders like Jimmy Carter and Brian Mulroney. Calvin Lawrence's story lays bare the key failures of Canadian police organizations that operate on the basis that only white Canadians are entitled to the rights promised to all by the rule of law and the Canadian Charter of Rights.

Author : Brandon Tatum
Publisher : Bombardier Books
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781642938524

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Beaten Black and Blue by Brandon Tatum Pdf

“Defund the police!” is shouted in the streets. A.C.A.B. is spray painted on precinct buildings. Countless citizens believe all police are racists. In this era of civil unrest and political divide, how do Black cops—or any cops—maintain the motivation and commitment to do their job? Former police officer, co-founder of BLEXIT, and Founder and CEO of The Officer Tatum—Brandon Tatum shares his story and the stories of other police officers in the pages of his new book, Beaten Black and Blue. Read why they joined the force, what it’s really like on the streets, and how they continue to fight the good fight. Forget what you think you know and learn the truth!

Author : Michael T. Morrison
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781649570758

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Black Cop by Michael T. Morrison Pdf

Black Cop By: Michael T. Morrison Black Cop is author Michael T. Morrison’s story as a young black cop navigating experiences in predominately white police departments. As the general population is unaware of the racism experienced by black officers, Morrison’s story shares an insightful and interesting read into a world many do not know. The current racial climate in the United States makes his story relevant and educational, from his early days in poverty to his time in the police force. He hopes society can gain an understanding of black officers and their experiences through his words. You will find they are not immune from the plight that minority citizens have while existing in this country.

Author : Joseph Nazel
Publisher : Holloway House Publishing
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0870677616

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Black Cop by Joseph Nazel Pdf

Author : Calvin Lawrence with Miles Howe
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459414488

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Black Cop by Calvin Lawrence with Miles Howe Pdf

Calvin Lawrence became a cop at age twenty. He was recruited by the Halifax police department at a time of heightened racial tension in the city. From the start, some fellow African Canadians wondered if he had sold out. White citizens wondered whether a black Canadian even belonged in the job. Calvin takes readers into his confidence as he learns to navigate as a beat cop, and how to deal with racism in the community — and worse, in the police force itself. Lawrence leaves Halifax to join the RCMP. He shares his experiences about basic training in Regina, followed by a stint as Newfoundland's only black Mountie. He is pegged for undercover work there, but before long his cover is blown. RCMP stereotyping leads him into Toronto's notorious drug squad as an undercover police officer, and then to years in elite Mountie squads protecting prime ministers and presidents. Throughout his career, Calvin experiences hostility and racism within the force — completely contrary to the officvalues and image of the RCMP. Standing up for his rights gets him blacklisted for advancement, and ultimately leads him to clinical depression arising from workplace hostility and mistreatment. As a seventh-generation Canadian, Calvin Lawrence has written a book which lays bare key failures of Canadian police organizations. Even today they operate on the basis that only white Canadians are entitled to the rights promised to all by the rule of law and the Canadian Charter of Rights.

Author : Everest Media,
Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 9 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-07-30T23:00:00Z
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9798822563032

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Summary of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Black Cop's Kid by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I had a happy home life with my mother, Cora, who was affectionate and joyful, contrasting sharply with my father’s quiet distance. I didn’t know about the city’s notorious history of police racism, but I knew that something was wrong in the police department. #2 I began to collect artifacts that commemorated the importance of African Americans in the Old West, from the fierce Buffalo Soldiers to Bass Reeves, one of the first Black sheriffs.

Author : Matthew Horace,Ron Harris
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780316440073

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The Black and the Blue by Matthew Horace,Ron Harris Pdf

Longlisted for the PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction "A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN AMERICA."-CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments. Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence. "Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas."-THE WASHINGTON POST "The Black and the Blue is an affirmation of the critical need for criminal justice reform, all the more urgent because itcomes from an insider who respects his profession yet is willing to reveal its flaws."-USA TODAY

Author : Clayton Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1949642577

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Good Cop, Black Cop by Clayton Moore Pdf

Good Cop, Black Cop is a moving and timely memoir that reveals how racism impacts people on both sides of the "thin blue line."

Author : Jewell Parker Rhodes
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780316262255

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Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes Pdf

A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes. Only the living can make the world better. Live and make it better. Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Once again Jewell Parker Rhodes deftly weaves historical and socio-political layers into a gripping and poignant story about how children and families face the complexities of today's world, and how one boy grows to understand American blackness in the aftermath of his own death.

Author : Kenneth Bolton,Joe Feagin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781135943752

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Black in Blue by Kenneth Bolton,Joe Feagin Pdf

From New York to Los Angeles, police departments across the country are consistently accused of racism. Although historically white police precincts have been slowly integrating over the past few decades, African-American officers still encounter racism on the job. Bolton and Feagin have interviewed fifty veteran African-American police officers to provide real-life and vivid examples of the difficulties and discrimination these officers face everyday inside and outside the police station from barriers in hiring and getting promoted to lack of trust from citizens and members of black community.

Author : Sylvester Stone
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781663223326

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C.O.P. the Color of Power by Sylvester Stone Pdf

The stories in this book are based, in part, upon actual words and statements of the various characters portrayed throughout this revealing story. Any characterizations of persons, places, or things are the opinions of those individuals making the statements, any similarities to anyone is coincidental. This book is a fictionalized story based on the actual experiences and compilations of several African American police officers who were the first to be promoted to police executive levels, including police chiefs. The Color of Power takes place over four decades, from 1960 to 2020, in Southern California. The storyline depicts the primary character, Tyrone “Ty” Washington, and his journey to become a police officer and the subsequent social trials and tribulations of this choice. Becoming a police officer is a complex, intense, and rewarding process. In Ty’s case, the process was further complicated by being Black! This story will stir emotions regarding the social complexity, which still exists in the twenty-first century, regarding race in America. The Color of Power will provide all readers with social insight, relief, and a better understanding of the symbolism of power and race in America. Enjoy this legacy of success and Tyrone Washington’s American journey and the rich lessons he learned throughout

Author : Corey Pegues
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501110498

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Once a Cop by Corey Pegues Pdf

A "former cop sets the record straight in this ... memoir about his youth selling crack in the '80s with one of NYC's toughest gangs and later rise through the ranks of the NYPD to become a community leader"--

Author : Thomas A. Reppetto
Publisher : Enigma Books
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Law enforcement
ISBN : 9781936274437

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American Police, A History: 1945-2012 by Thomas A. Reppetto Pdf

A history of the forces of law and order in the United States highlights individual heroes and villains, reformers, events, and locations from 1945 to 2012.

Author : Corey Pegues
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501110511

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Once a Cop by Corey Pegues Pdf

New York City Book Awards Hornblower Award Winner African American Literary Award Winner for Best Biography/Memoir As a youth, Corey Pegues was a criminal. As an adult, he became a high-ranking police officer. In this fascinating look at life on both sides of the law, Corey Pegues opens up about why he joined the New York Police Department after years as a drug dealer. Pegues speaks honestly about the poor choices he made while coming of age in New York City during the height of the crack epidemic. He’s equally candid about why he turned his life around, and takes you inside the NYPD, where he becomes a decorated officer despite bureaucratic pitfalls and discriminatory practices. Written with the voice and panache of someone who knows the streets, Once a Cop is a credible and informative look at the forces that lead some into a life of crime and what it means to make good on a second chance.

Author : David Clarke Jr.
Publisher : Worthy Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781683970644

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Cop Under Fire by David Clarke Jr. Pdf

America has become increasingly divided and polarized in recent years. With growing racial tension, animosity toward law enforcement professionals, government corruption, and disregard for the constitutional process, there seems to be no easy answer in sight. But Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke knows where we must begin: we must stop blaming others; look at our problems with open eyes; take ownership of our family, community, and country; and turn to God for solutions. Deeply rooted in Sheriff Clarke's personal life story, this book is not a dry recitation of what has gone wrong in America with regard to race. It's about the issues that deeply affect us today-both personally and politically-and how we can rise above our current troubles to once again be a truly great people in pursuit of liberty and justice for all. "The principles Sheriff Clarke stands for are the same principles this nation was built on. He's much more than the Milwaukee County Sheriff. He's America's Sheriff . . . and Cop Under Fireis a must-read for people who love this great country." -SEAN HANNITY, FOX News Channel "Clarke is a unique voice today: fearless in his contempt for political correctness and eloquent in his articulation of core American values." -HEATHER MACDONALD, Thomas W. Smith Fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of The War on Cops "Sheriff David Clarke provides a much-needed voice of reason in tackling America's challenges. He speaks his mind, and his no-nonsense approach to law and order is exactly what we need to make our country safer." -CHRIS W. COX, Executive Director, NRA Institute for Legislative Action "Even in a predominantly liberal community, his message of law and order, accountability, and self-empowerment resonates. He is one of America's most important cultural voices." -MARK BELLING, Talk Radio Host for 1130 WISN-AM in Milwaukee and columnist for newspapers including the Milwaukee Post "At a time when America seems to have lost its way, Sheriff David Clarke offers critically important leadership, both as one of the nation's top cops and as a much-needed public truth teller." -MONICA CROWLEY, PH.D., FOX News Channel, The Washington Times "I implore all to read Cop Under Fire . . . Sheriff Clarke is a tremendous leader, follower, and a strong voice of reason who needs to be heard by all!" -KRIS "TANTO" PARONTO, Former U.S. Army Ranger (2nd Battalion, 75th Regiment), Security and Military Consultant, and Hero of the Benghazi Attack