Chief: My Life In The L.A.P.D.
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| Rating | : | 4.97 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 055307301X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 371 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Chief Gates is one of the few chief of police R. Friederich Chief Gates is one of the few chief of police legends in America. I should have read this book decades ago but didn't.. Acute Observer said His Career in the LAPD. The Prologue starts with his visit to Washington for a conference on violence. He returned to Los Angeles at the time of the Rodney King attack. (Who was minding the store?) Chapter 1 tells of his early life, and the impact of the Depression on his family. His father's lost job was followed by alcoholism and hard times; they depended on government handouts (p.6). His mother was the backbone, and sole support of the family; his father was often in trouble with the Glendale police. After graduating from High School, Daryl joined . Chief a likeable guy A hard to find book but one well worth reading to anyone interested in law enforcement or, in particular, the LAPD. I couldn't put it down. Gates does an excellent job in providing the reader with a good picture of the Los Angeles police force and the trials and tribulations it's endured for the last Chief a likeable guy A Customer A hard to find book but one well worth reading to anyone interested in law enforcement or, in particular, the LAPD. I couldn't put it down. Gates does an excellent job in providing the reader with a good picture of the Los Angeles police force and the trials and tribulations it's endured for the last 40 years. Gates comes across as a chief who genuinely cares for his department and it's officers as well as the community in which they serve. Plagued by a seeming knack to say the wrong thing or be endlessly misinterpreted by the . 0 years. Gates comes across as a chief who genuinely cares for his department and it's officers as well as the community in which they serve. Plagued by a seeming knack to say the wrong thing or be endlessly misinterpreted by the
Reprint. NYT. . The boss of the cops who beat motorist Rodney King looks at the events that marked his career--from the Watts riots to shoot-outs with Black Panthers--goes on to discuss the death of Marilyn Monroe and Bobby Kennedy