American Police, a History by Thomas A. Reppetto

Author:Thomas A. Reppetto [Reppetto, Thomas A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781936274444
Publisher: Enigma Books

1. In that short a time, he would not have been offered any money. The plainclothes squads kept new members in the dark until they were sure they could be trusted.

2. Despite the title, it is four grades below commissioner.

3. Unlike the 1968 riots in Chicago, where cops broke loose on their own, Rizzo maintained tight control of his troops. No one moved unless Frank gave the order.

4. I never crossed paths with Rizzo. I have a hunch he would not have liked me, and if I had worked for him the feeling would probably have been mutual. However, in a situation where my partner and I had to go into an apartment after three killers with guns, I would have been very happy to have a man like Frank Rizzo leading us.

5. By World War II, New York State’s traditional third party, the American Labor Party, led by Congressman Vito Marcantonio, had allegedly become dominated by American Communists. So a group of powerful liberal, anti-Communist labor leaders set up a new party as a replacement. In the 1965 election, the Liberals proved very helpful to Lindsay.

6. Although technically the first deputy commissioner was number two, the chief inspector, who was the highest-ranking police officer, was traditionally de facto number two. Not until the 1970s would the first deputy come to surpass the chief inspector, whose title was changed to chief of operations and later to chief of department.

7. The dispute has gone on for 40 years, with some ex-officers still attempting to get some retired police officials punished over the affair. Whatever happened, it was clear that a policeman performing his duty had been murdered and no one was brought to justice for it.

8. A British police official who spent six months studying American policing once asked me why Murphy invariably wounded his men with every order he wrote. The answer was simple. The orders were not written for the rank-and-file but for how they would play in the New York Times.

9. Davis did grow in the position. As chief, he refused to accept gays on the force and in his speeches attacked them with harsh rhetoric. Later, as a California state senator, he was a spokesperson for the gay lobby in Sacramento and the lead sponsor on their bills.

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