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Based on years of fieldwork with the New York City Police Department and the District Attorney of New York, this book examines the moral ambiguities of the detectives' world as they shuttle between the streets and a bureaucratic behemoth.

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[An] engaging study of New York City detectives...Well-told tales of true crime, buttressed by clearly wrought descriptions of life on the street, turn it into something rarer: a fascinating peek into a world most of us would not want to inhabit--but can't resist wanting to hear about. -- Mark Kamine * Times Literary Supplement *
There is much to commend Street Stories. It is an engaging and enthralling read. -- Martin Innes * Theoretical Criminology *

Table of Contents
1. In the Field 2. Looking for Shorty 3. When the Ball Fell 4. The Girl in the Park 5. Squad Work 6. Street Work 7. Waiting for Chocolate 8. Tracing the Past 9. A Death in the Field 10. The Long Arm of the Job Notes Acknowledgments Index

Street Stories

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    A Paperback / softback by Robert Jackall

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 01/05/2009
      ISBN13: 9780674032323, 978-0674032323
      ISBN10: 0674032322
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Based on years of fieldwork with the New York City Police Department and the District Attorney of New York, this book examines the moral ambiguities of the detectives' world as they shuttle between the streets and a bureaucratic behemoth.

      Trade Review
      [An] engaging study of New York City detectives...Well-told tales of true crime, buttressed by clearly wrought descriptions of life on the street, turn it into something rarer: a fascinating peek into a world most of us would not want to inhabit--but can't resist wanting to hear about. -- Mark Kamine * Times Literary Supplement *
      There is much to commend Street Stories. It is an engaging and enthralling read. -- Martin Innes * Theoretical Criminology *

      Table of Contents
      1. In the Field 2. Looking for Shorty 3. When the Ball Fell 4. The Girl in the Park 5. Squad Work 6. Street Work 7. Waiting for Chocolate 8. Tracing the Past 9. A Death in the Field 10. The Long Arm of the Job Notes Acknowledgments Index

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