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- Objectstaat
- ISBN-13
- 9780231153546
- Book Title
- They Wished They Were Honest
- ISBN
- 9780231153546
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- They Wished They Were Honest : the Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publisher
- Columbia University Press
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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In fifty years of prosecuting and defending criminal cases in New York City and elsewhere, Michael F. Armstrong has often dealt with cops. For a single two-year span, as chief counsel to the Knapp Commission, he was charged with investigating them. Based on Armstrong's vivid recollections of this watershed moment in law enforcement accountability--prompted by the New York Times 's report on whistleblower cop Frank Serpico-- They Wished They Were Honest recreates the dramatic struggles and significance of the Commission and explores the factors that led to its success and the restoration of the NYPD's public image. Serpico's charges against the NYPD encouraged Mayor John Lindsay to appoint prominent attorney Whitman Knapp to chair a Citizen's Commission on police graft. Overcoming a number of organizational, budgetary, and political hurdles, Chief Counsel Armstrong cobbled together an investigative group of a half-dozen lawyers and a dozen agents. Just when funding was about to run out, the "blue wall of silence" collapsed. A flamboyant "Madame," a corrupt lawyer, and a weasely informant led to a "super thief" cop, who was trapped and "turned" by the Commission. This led to sensational and revelatory hearings, which publicly refuted the notion that departmental corruption was limited to only a "few rotten apples." In the course of his narrative, Armstrong illuminates police investigative strategy; governmental and departmental political maneuvering; ethical and philosophical issues in law enforcement; the efficacy (or lack thereof) of the police's anticorruption efforts; the effectiveness of the training of police officers; the psychological and emotional pressures that lead to corruption; and the effects of police criminality on individuals and society. He concludes with the effects, in today's world, of Knapp and succeeding investigations into police corruption and the value of permanent outside monitoring bodies, such as the special prosecutor's office, formed in response to the Commission's recommendation, as well as the current monitoring commission, of which Armstrong is chairman.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231153546
ISBN-13
9780231153546
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113101019
Product Key Features
Publication Name
They Wished They Were Honest : the Knapp Commission and New York City Police Corruption
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hv8148.N52a76 2012
Grade from
College Graduate Student
Reviews
Armstrong's account is a reminder to those of us who have forgotten--and an instructive primer to those too young to have ever known--just how pervasively the virus of corruption had infected the corpus of 'New York's Finest.', Armstrong's account is a reminder to those of us who have forgotten-and an instructive primer to those too young to have ever known-just how pervasively the virus of corruption had infected the corpus of 'New York's Finest.', Mike Armstrong is widely regarded as the preeminent authority on police corruption. Armstrong's work in this area began when he became Counsel to the Knapp Commission in the 1970s and has continued to the present as Mayor Bloomberg's Chair of the Commission to Combat Police Corruption. Having investigated and reported on corruption, I believe the significance of Mike's accomplishments cannot be overstated. This book captures the wealth of Mike's historic knowledge and presents his insightful, balanced views., An exciting and important book. It tells the story of the day-by-day efforts of the Knapp Commission to expose corruption known to pervade the NYC Police Department but never before proved. The tales told also remind us how easy and tempting corruption can be and how we must be every watchful if we are to avoid the need of a new Knapp Commission. This is a must read for anyone who is concerned about integrity and honesty in government., Thirty-three police officers died in the line of duty in New York City from 1970 through 1972, the same period chronicled by Michael Armstrong about another grim reality; police corruption that had become the focus then of the now famous Knapp Commission. As the author documents with page-turning rigor, the Commission's success was by no means a foregone conclusion as it struggled for funding, staff, and most of all, witnesses who could credibly document that which few were willing to talk about. The explosive hearings that resulted, and Michael Armstrong's insider account of how they came to be, is an imminently readable and important contribution to the history of a great city and its police department., Students of the police and general readers will enjoy Armstrong's lively descriptions and analysis of corruption in the NYPD., This is a cracking good story with implications that extend far beyond New York in the 1960s.... Recommended., In this account, both colorful and accurate, of New York City's police corruption scandals uncovered by the Knapp Commission in the 1970's, Michael Armstrong, using the notes he kept while serving as counsel in the investigation, has told not only a tautly drawn and engaging story, but also a cautionary tale for our own time. The characters -- Frank Serpico, the Mayflower Madam, Detective Robert Leuci -- leap from the page; the lesson -- that constant supervision and vigilance are necessary to assure honesty in those who enforce the law -- resonates in every chapter., Anyone interested in urban law enforcement and big city politics will find this book an important, surprising expos of the corruption and reform of police power., An amazing story about the investigation that changed American law enforcement forever. All who work in or study this field should be grateful for the additional information about the Knapp Commission provided in "They Wished They Were Honest," including remarkable transcripts of recordings by a rogues' gallery of undercover operatives. I look forward to the movie., Armstrong has told a compelling story about a crucial time in the city's history and it is a volume that will be of particular interest for anyone involved in the law or law enforcement and/or issues of government integrity., By breaking the wall of science and powerfully revealing the prevalence of police corruption, the Knapp Commission played a critical role in transforming policing in, not just New York, but the country. Mike Armstrong's brilliant inside account of the Commission's work is as gripping as a novel and a compelling read for anyone interested in criminal justice or in New York City., Armstrong's account is a reminder to those of us who have forgotten -- and an instructive primer to those too young to have ever known -- just how pervasively the virus of corruption had infected the corpus of 'New York's Finest.', This is an important book. It tells the inside story of an investigation that changed New York and has great meaning today for law enforcement everywhere., Anyone interested in urban law enforcement and big city politics will find this book an important, surprising exposé of the corruption and reform of police power.
Table of Content
Foreword 1. The Beginning 2. Staffing and Funding 3. Lurching Into Action 4. Gabe 5. Teddy and Xaviera 6. The Great Meat Robbery 7. George 8. Some Rough Spots 9. Leuci 10. Toody and Muldoon 11. Batman and Robin 12. Waverly Logan 13. Super Thief 14. The Freshman 15. Phillips at Work 16. Problems 17. Tank and Slim 18. Phillips 19. The Dynamic Duo--Again 20. The Eve of the Hearings 21. The Public Hearing: Phillips's Testimony 22. The Public Hearings: Droge 23. Serpico 24. Aftermath 25. Phillips--Epilogue 26. Special Prosecutor 27. Reflections Index
Copyright Date
2012
Topic
United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Ethics & Professional Responsibility, History & Theory, Law Enforcement, Criminal Law / General
Lccn
2011-044777
Dewey Decimal
364.1
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Law, History, Political Science
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