BHIND THE SHILED

There were a lot of characters almost too much but it fits the book and didn’t ruin the plot (whole book). One of the characters the in the book the author described well was Vera Claythorn (3,4,5). It talked about her personality and her previous job as a games mistress (4). She has to take any job she can get to have some extra money. Also, the author does a good job talking about Dr.Armstrong (10,11,12). Even though the suffix gives it away Dr.Armstrong is a doctor. Dr.Armstrong is also pretty wealthy.

In the 1980s, New York was considered one of the most dangerous major cities in the United States. Crime was on an ultimate high, especially in Brooklyn, New York. The documentary, “The Seven-Five” directed by Tiller Russell, focuses on a police officer named Michael Dowd who worked in the 75th precinct. The 75th precinct was known for being the most dangerous area with the most crime. However, not only were individuals within the community committing crimes. Dowd, who’s been on the job for two years, went from being a good cop that followed all protocols to a corrupt cop that went down the path of crime. This documentary goes into details on Dowd’s crime streak, how he got caught, the case against him, and the testimonies of his partners in the police station. This case was considered a “major corruption scandal in New York City in the 1980s” (Michael Dowd, 2015).

To the point that I believe that it would keep anyone engaged no matter if the reader was part of the intended target audience. For audience the book does target, I believe it clearly demonstrates the internal and external assaults officers will experience both personally and organizationally. And how officers can train themselves to perceive and act as a victim in everything they do and in every way they think. Or how they can emotionally survive these assaults by balancing their identity and by acquiring healthy outlets to be proactive and engaged in personal affairs.

Additionally, this is a great film that I would watch over and over again. It is amazing to see how corrupt the New York City Police Department was and how badly this needed to be corrected. The corruption went from the higher ups down to the low ranking officers. There was nothing serpico could do but work in these conditions daily without any help. The corruption in the police department caused the community to look at cops as criminals and not as people who are suppose to help civilians. Serpico is a police officer with integrity and ethics and is a model police officer.

For the most part, it really deals with emotions (fear) but also I think mixed with logic cause they're giving all these reasons really making people with other views consider why cops do what they do. He says that "most of the things I just showed you are routine things." In real life it happens in the blink of an eye, "there's no ominous music to clue a police into what's about to happen." This works. I think this is one of the best lines that really make people see just why police officers might feel the way they do.

Furthermore, the article tells of how crime rates in the United States as whole are increasing. Mac Donald states that she and other experts believe that the general increase in crime is a result of the “Ferguson effect.” Additionally, she states that arrests in urban neighborhoods have been dangerously fraught, with bystanders cursing at officers, throwing things at them, and sometimes interfering with their lawful authority. With the increase of crime, she also states that arrests in Los Angeles were down more than 9% in 2015 compared with 2014, and down 17% compared to 2013. Finally, she ends the selection with an anecdotal excerpt from a Los Angeles officer that states that there is a war on police that cannot be won by the police, but instead the citizens. Despite my beliefs that the Ferguson incident has not caused an uptick of crimes, the article was well written and had a well spoken

Starting off "The Cop Mind" it is mentioned that even though police brutality is going on, cops are still good people. David Brooks goes into detail about the Michael Brown and Eric Garner cases and how they have "unfolded". As a police reporter, Brooks found himself thinking as to why situation's like what took place occurred in the first place. All leading to what he had learned about police officers and the challenges they face on a daily basis. Brooks mentions that police "ride an emotional and biochemical roller coaster". Speaks upon how much they tend to go through to the point where it affects them and there's no hiding it. Due to the situations and things that they endured, it led to them learning

The main characters, both good and evil, are well-fleshed out. Robert is the typical hero: he is always doing the honorable thing and fighting the enemy to save the princess - even if it means dying in the process. Simmonne is sweet and honest; however, at times I felt that the author depicted her as a weak female in a world dominated by men. Oul’sor, Robert’s worthy enemy, is blinded by

Copland is a crime movie about the corruption of police in New York city. It all started with one incident with a officer who shot two African American teens because he felt threatened. This resulted in other officers bad decisions and ultimately ended some people's lives. The way they resolved these problems was by one sheriffs good intentions and investigation skills. It brought to justice the wrong doings of these police. When he did want to do something about it he decided to go to Internal Affairs investigator, but was pushed away because he didn't say anything when he was first asked about it.

The first thing that caught my attention was how unprofessional the two Newark Police Officers in the patrol car were while on duty. I did not find it appropriate to be smoking cigars or cursing at the citizens they were trying to detain for absolutely no reason. Furthermore, it was a bit unsettling to hear them justify their violent attacks on innocent citizens. The officers in the film claimed these actions were done to protect themselves and “protect” the young men of color they are trying to detain. This was ironic because most victims of stop and frisk, which is essentially what these officers are doing, feel threatened. Which explains why they react in such a defensive manner. However, to some officers this behavior comes off as criminal.

For years police corruption has been a major problem in American society but where is the line between moral and unethical police corruption, many modern movies address this vary issue. Some films portray how types of police corruption can have a positive influence on society, while others show the dark side of police corruption. Many law enforcement agents join the criminal justice with the basic idea of "justice for all," however, most of them do not realize that the nice guy doesn't always win. Even though there are vast amounts of movies which specifically address police corruption we will use three main movies for our argument today, mostly LA Confidential, however, also Training Day.

I found the concepts of religious influence, media influence, and the professionalism of the police to be main themes throughout the book. These were just a few overarching ideas the kept rearing their heads as I read. Each one pertaining to

The only complaint of the novel that I have is its lack of details of the characters. Through most of the story tall soldier, loud soldier, tattered soldier, and the youth are used. I would have like to see more details to help me further visualize the characters in my head. While visual descriptions are very important to me, I think the author might have done this to bring more attention to the inner thoughts and feelings of the main character, Henry.

There are no glaring weaknesses regarding the book's content; however, some readers may find a few of the charts and figures difficult to read. Several charts contain content that runs very close to the spine of the book, and some figures use a much smaller font than the rest of the content.

This novel is very interesting and gets the reader involved. However, it isn't written very well. I think the structure is wrong because Roddy Doyle doesn't write the story in order of events, he writes it in a way that is hard to understand as he jumps from year to year and often decade to