{"product_id":"the-black-and-the-blue-a-cop-reveals-the-crimes-racism-and-injustice-in-americas-law-enforcement-paperback","title":"The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Horace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the PEN\/John Kenneth Galbraith Award for Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERSECTION OF RACE AND POLICE BRUTALITY IN AMERICA.\"-CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground with a gun pointed at his head by a white fellow officer-that he fully understood the racism seething within America's police departments.\u003cbr\u003e Through gut-wrenching reportage, on-the-ground research, and personal accounts from interviews with police and government officials around the country, Horace presents an insider's examination of archaic police tactics. He dissects some of the nation's most highly publicized police shootings and communities to explain how these systems and tactics have hurt the people they serve, revealing the mistakes that have stoked racist policing, sky-high incarceration rates, and an epidemic of violence.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Horace's authority as an experienced officer, as well as his obvious integrity and courage, provides the book with a gravitas.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE WASHINGTON POST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Black and the Blue \u003c\/em\u003eis an affirmation of the critical need for criminal justice reform, all the more urgent because itcomes from an insider who respects his profession yet is willing to reveal its flaws.\"-USA TODAY\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Horace\u003c\/b\u003e spent three decades working in law enforcement and is a nationally recognized security expert. He has also served as a contributor to CNN and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is a former reporter and editor for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSt. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e. Currently, he is a professor at Howard University.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694666616895,"sku":"9780316440097","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f4d038e0058887e872b8c81ae066fc24.webp?v=1765001873","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-black-and-the-blue-a-cop-reveals-the-crimes-racism-and-injustice-in-americas-law-enforcement-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}