Cops: Their Lives in Their Own Words [Hardcover]

Mark Baker (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition ~1st Printing edition (August 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067149970X
• ISBN-13: 978-0671499709
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,636,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but..., September 30, 2000

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Jeff Cordell - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cops (Paperback)

I'm a brand new police officer. Actually I don't even take my oath until later in October. This book is an excellent read, but I also feel like it's somewhat dated. Most of the interviews were conducted in 1983 and 1984. There's a whole new generation of police officer out there now. Attitudes have changed, training has changed, and I suppose society has changed somewhat. When I first read this book back in 1986 my father was still a cop with six years to go before he retired. At the time the book was dead on. Now, though it is still truthful in spirit, I feel like cops have chnged in many respects. It would be nice to see an update. I would also like Mr. Baker to go farther out into this country of ours and speak to cops in the Western U.S., the South and so on. I get the definite impression that many of his interviews were conducted with NYPD officers and Long Island cops. Contrary to what some may think law enforcement is different in various parts of the nation, just like attitudes and beliefs are different in our many regions. It's still a very good book. Don't let my quibbles discourage you from reading it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keen look into the world of law enforcement, a must to read., May 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Cops (Paperback)

Being a police officer I made my wife read this book before we were married. It gives anyone a look into the difficult world of police work. Anyone who has ever critizied, praised or wondered about the life of a police officer should take the time to read this book. I would like to see Mark Baker work on a second book exposing this next generation of police officers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the weak, March 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Cops (Paperback)

I read this book years ago and I still find myself reccommending it to peers and relating some of the stories I've read. We have a lot of friends of the family who are cops, and they all agree that this book tells it like it is.