Name: The Cop Shop: Covering Crime on the Streets of Chicago
Author: Robert Blau
ISBN: 9780201581133

The Cop Shop: Covering Crime on the Streets of Chicago

Robert Blau

Author Description

A firsthand account of Chicago crime describes the work of a black police superintendent, black political empowerment, and the rise and fall of a South Side gang called El Rukn.

Page Count:
252

Publication Date:
1993-01-01

Publisher:
Addison-Wesley

ISBN-10:
0201581132

ISBN-13:
9780201581133

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