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Book SynopsisI’ve been called a “badass cop” throughout my career but the truth is that isn’t the real me – at least, not how I’ve ever viewed myself. Behind that veneer there has always been an insecure little girl who struggled to find her way in life. I was in search of strength and self-confidence when I entered my law enforcement career, but I ended up suffering new traumas that I was ill prepared to cope with.
I struggled to find success in the tough, gritty, male dominated world of policing. I faced biases, repeated layoffs, and became a seasoned undercover officer working as a prostitute, drug addict, and thief.
I left law enforcement and returned to college, where education and research offered me enlightenment to the realities of policing that I was too submerged into the subculture to see. I was forced to come to grips with the many mistakes and misconceptions I made while working as a police officer and only now do I understand how institutional biases are perpetuating many of the same mistakes I made in policing today.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
Chapter One: Whores, Lollipops, & Rosie
Chapter Two: Love is Stronger than DNA
Chapter Three: Being Duped
Chapter Four: L.A.C.S.T.A.B.
Chapter Five: A False Shield
Chapter Six: Cockroaches and Commendations
Chapter Seven: The Good, the Bad and Worse
Chapter Eight: Pawn Shops and Pyramids
Chapter Nine: The Urban Curse
Chapter Ten: The Inmate Lover Returns to Baldwin Road
Chapter Eleven: Tina
Chapter Twelve: Enlightenment
About the Author
Index
