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Police Stories: Making One Bit of Difference

Steve Dixon

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Description:On April 22, 1977, Steve Dixon became a cop in Northern California. It was one of the proudest moments of his life. He promised himself that he would work hard and become the best cop he could be. It was going to be a great career. Four years later, he was ready to quit in disgust. Some of the best cops he worked with did quit. You'll see why in this book. You'll also That public safety might not be the top priority for some police departments.Why some of our worst cops are sometimes treated better than some of our best.How some cops will not put themselves at risk for your safety or even the safety of another officer.How some cops get out of writing police reports.That some police chiefs have told their officers that "arrests are not important."As a young rookie, Steve was told by a veteran officer that he wasn't going to make "one bit of difference" on the streets. He later learned that that officer's statement wasn't meant as an insult, but a warning. Because it seemed that good cops who really tried to make a difference could get themselves into trouble, while some of the bad cops were left alone. The unofficial motto seemed to be, "If you don't do anything, you won't do anything wrong."But in spite of working with some lousy teammates and under incredibly bad leadership at times, Steve still found a smalll group of dedicated officers who put their lives on the line nearly everyday to make a difference in their neighborhoods. This book is a tribute to them.This book has been called a "must read" for anyone thinking of a law enforcement career, or for anyone who wants to know what a law enforcement career is really like. Hopefully, after reading it you will have a greater appreciation for the good cops in your community, for as you will see it is much easier to be a really bad cop than a really good one.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Police Stories: Making One Bit of Difference. To get started finding Police Stories: Making One Bit of Difference, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: On April 22, 1977, Steve Dixon became a cop in Northern California. It was one of the proudest moments of his life. He promised himself that he would work hard and become the best cop he could be. It was going to be a great career. Four years later, he was ready to quit in disgust. Some of the best cops he worked with did quit. You'll see why in this book. You'll also That public safety might not be the top priority for some police departments.Why some of our worst cops are sometimes treated better than some of our best.How some cops will not put themselves at risk for your safety or even the safety of another officer.How some cops get out of writing police reports.That some police chiefs have told their officers that "arrests are not important."As a young rookie, Steve was told by a veteran officer that he wasn't going to make "one bit of difference" on the streets. He later learned that that officer's statement wasn't meant as an insult, but a warning. Because it seemed that good cops who really tried to make a difference could get themselves into trouble, while some of the bad cops were left alone. The unofficial motto seemed to be, "If you don't do anything, you won't do anything wrong."But in spite of working with some lousy teammates and under incredibly bad leadership at times, Steve still found a smalll group of dedicated officers who put their lives on the line nearly everyday to make a difference in their neighborhoods. This book is a tribute to them.This book has been called a "must read" for anyone thinking of a law enforcement career, or for anyone who wants to know what a law enforcement career is really like. Hopefully, after reading it you will have a greater appreciation for the good cops in your community, for as you will see it is much easier to be a really bad cop than a really good one.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Police Stories: Making One Bit of Difference. To get started finding Police Stories: Making One Bit of Difference, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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