Five Year Vest (Paperback)

~ Mike deMarino (Author) "Whenever anybody would ask, "Hey Mike, what's the NYC Police Academy like?..." (more)
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Product Description

Mike de Marino chronicles his experience as a New York City Police Officer.

About the Author

Mike de Marino served NY for 5 years as a police officer.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Seaburn (July 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592322018
• ISBN-13: 978-1592322015
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,751,430 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this, before you apply at the NYPD!, December 22, 2006

By	Laszlo - See all my reviews

Forgive the sometimes bad English and focus on what he's telling us: his experience of the worst 5 years of his life in the NYPD! A must read for anyone, who would otherwise blindly fall for the NYPD's sales pitch on the subway posters in New York City (to become one of New York's Finest). It should make you think twice, before you apply. This book is like a try, before you buy offer, so you don't have to be sorry later for your bad decision in life. It saves you a lot of trouble. But of course, if your head is filled with tales about heroism or you're desperate for any job, then you might fall for it. Five Year Vest is a warning for those people about to make a big mistake, so now that you stumbled on this page, read it! And if, after reading it, you still want to join the NYPD, go for it, no one can help you! You will be responsible for your own fate.

3.0 out of 5 stars Essentially Accurate, March 20, 2009

By	C. Smith - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Unfortunately, everything written in this book is accurate. The NYPD is currently in shambles and is rapidly becoming the laughing stock of law enforcement. Don't believe the hype. Shows like NYPD Blue and Law and Order depict a different era in the Department.

If you want to become an NYPD officer read this book and consider yourself forearmed and forewarned. This book isn't particularly well written and it could have used a better editor but the essential point comes across loud and clear: the NYPD has no meaningful standards. The descriptions of Academy life and the pettiness superior officers are particularly poignant because they represent the essence of what is wrong with the NYPD.

Bottom line: this isn't a great work of literature but it is an important and sometimes entertaining book about what it's like to be a cop in the NYPD.