On the Job: Behind the Stars of the Chicago Police Department
In a cop's world, the one truth is making it through your tour of duty alive everything else is just a matter of interpretation. Armed only with an unflinching eye, Daniel Smith invades that world to discover the truths, examine the shadows, and interpret the culture of those who hold the line. A must-read for anyone interested in the real story behind the blue. --Gina Gallo, author ofArmed and Dangerous: Memoirs of a Chicago PolicewomanTurn off CSI and see what police-work is really about. Daniel Smith has successfully opened the door to the private entrance of the Chicago Police Department. On the Job is an emotional and heartfelt journey inside one of America s oldest and most respected police departments. This story is one that only a member of the family could tell. --Lee Lofland, author ofThe Book of Police Procedure and InvestigationTaking on no easy task, Smith gives us a compelling journey into the hearts and minds and even the souls of those urban soldiers we call cops. As real and wild and fascinating as the streets they travel. --Rick Kogan,Chicago Tribuneand WGN RadioTurn off CSI and see what police-work is really about. Daniel Smith has successfully opened the door to the private entrance of the Chicago Police Department. On the Job is an emotional and heartfelt journey inside one of America s oldest and most respected police departments. This story is one that only a member of the family could tell. --Lee Lofland, author ofThe Book of Police Procedure and InvestigationTaking on no easy task, Smith gives us a compelling journey into the hearts and minds and even the souls of those urban soldiers we call cops. As real and wild and fascinating as the streets they travel. --Rick Kogan,Chicago Tribuneand WGN Radio