One Time by Brian S Bentley
A hardcore look into the mind of a patrol officer working in South Central Los Angeles. The author uses personal testimony to illustrate how Da Hood changed him from a community base police officer into an aggressive predator of gang members. The LAPD recruitment posters forgot to mention that he would be shot at, called an Uncle Tom, and treated like an outsiders by his partners because he grew up and lived in the neighborhood he patrolled. The employment pamphlets failed to describe the helplessness he would feel while handling rape investigations or the sadness he would have to block out at homicide scenes. Nothing prepared him for what he would experience. His Bachelors degree did not prepare him for a career with the LAPD. Growing up with gang members did not prepare him for the streets as a cop. The only adequate preparation he had was his religious beliefs. He was prepared to die.
Former Los Angeles Police Department patrol officer who became a police officer to change his community. Bentley mainly writes about the violent culture of the Los Angeles Police Department, not about racial issues.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781890632038 |
| ISBN 10 | 1890632031 |
| Title | One Time |
| Author | Brian S Bentley |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cool Jack Publishing |
| Year published | 2016-06-09 |
| Number of pages | 252 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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