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Vice: One Cop's Story Of Patrolling America's Most Dangerous City (2011)

by John R. Baker(Favorite Author)

3.71 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0312596871 (ISBN13: 9780312596873)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

St. Martin's Press

review 1: Goodreads Win!I still haven't finished this, but I've read enough to give a preliminary review. The stories are intriguing and enlightening, and the author is blatantly honest about everything that was happening in his life, but as another reviewer wrote, I felt very little connection to the author. It felt like a robot was telling the story of a human being. This book is worth the read solely for the enlightening picture of Compton's history and subsequent transformation. Don't expect the one on one connection you usually get in a memoir.
review 2: The following is a Firstreads winner review:My review may have been prejudiced by the fact that I wore a badge in the past. However I can definitely say that my respect goes out too all of the officers, men and ... morewomen, that wore the badge as a member of the Compton Police Department. Baker does an excellent job telling the story not only about the police but also about the city itself. Some of the stories as told by Baker may be a bit graphic for some folks but not much more than some of the current horror or thriller material that I have recently read. I would recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about what it took to be an officer in Compton, from the mid 60's right up to its fateful demise in 1980. less

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