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During his 25 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff''s Department, Dean Scoville advanced from nervous recruit to silver-tongued spokesperson to seasoned patrol sergeant. His candid memoir chronicles the personal experiences of police work--the tedium of guarding jail inmates, the consternation of shoot/don''t-shoot scenarios, the trauma of being wounded in the line of duty--and offers an insider''s view of iconic moments in law enforcement, including the capture of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez and the 1992 L.A. Riots. Along the way he examines a profession increasingly beleaguered by inimical agendas, administrative cowardice and fiscal restraints.

A Badge a Gun an Attitude

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/29/2017 12:11:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476670454, 978-1476670454
      ISBN10: 1476670455

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      Book Synopsis

      During his 25 years with the Los Angeles County Sheriff''s Department, Dean Scoville advanced from nervous recruit to silver-tongued spokesperson to seasoned patrol sergeant. His candid memoir chronicles the personal experiences of police work--the tedium of guarding jail inmates, the consternation of shoot/don''t-shoot scenarios, the trauma of being wounded in the line of duty--and offers an insider''s view of iconic moments in law enforcement, including the capture of Night Stalker Richard Ramirez and the 1992 L.A. Riots. Along the way he examines a profession increasingly beleaguered by inimical agendas, administrative cowardice and fiscal restraints.

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