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Vice, one cop's story of patrolling America's most dangerous city, John R. Baker with Stephen J. Rivele

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Vice, one cop's story of patrolling America's most dangerous city, John R. Baker with Stephen J. Rivele

Language

eng

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autobiography

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illustrationsplates

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vice

Oclc number

650209697

Responsibility statement

John R. Baker with Stephen J. Rivele

Sub title

one cop's story of patrolling America's most dangerous city

Table Of Contents

A model community -- White flight, black rage -- Part of the uniform: the golden garter -- Apartheid, détente, and the great penile duel -- Rut, Crosby, and the rise of the gangs -- Panthers, Water Way, and the standoff in Victory Park -- Bullets in the laundromat, Shondra, and the bomb -- Rape, politics, and other crimes -- The service center and the devil's disciples -- Rapunzel, the election, and the pastry chef -- Miami and the siege of city hall -- Douglas Dollarhide's chief, Doris Davis's balls, and politics, Compton style -- Tarzan, a severed head, and the shack -- Lueders Park, the Olympics, and Mexico -- The councilman's dilemma, the back door, and the giant -- A gun to my head, casinos, and Mulberry Street -- Rut returns, the Sentinel, and the stinkers -- The ballet, the hypnotist, and the task force -- Boot Hill, the chief's mother, and jack in the box -- Richard III, the Stardust, and Orchard Street -- Gangstas, the carnival, and the ritual -- Aftermath -- Compton coda

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Vice

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