Brave Hearts: Extraordinary Stories of Pride, Pain and Courage - Softcover

Brown, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0578066335 ISBN 13: 9780578066332

Publisher: Amer Police Beat Pub Group, 2010

Synopsis

Brave Hearts takes you inside the hearts and minds of fifteen police officers as they go about the difficult task of protecting people from harm. Whether gathering intelligence to stop a terrorist attack, conducting an international narcotics investigation, working undercover to get illegal weapons off the streets, tracking a serial murderer, ending a gun battle, or mediating a domestic dispute, the men and women in Brave Hearts give new life to the word heroic. The author’s long term relationships with the police and her unusual access to the people who work in this insular and isolated profession has enabled her to take us on a unique and startling voyage into the trenches of the law enforcement world. You will feel the tragic aftermath of 9/11 as first responders to the disaster share their stories never told before. You will gain unique insight as the women talk frankly about how their experiences working in the alpha-male world of the police. You will be there as officers cope with unimaginable violence, cruelty and sadness. And you will learn about the love and affection that develops between people who depend on each other, at times, for their very lives.If you read Brave Hearts, you will understand why people across the country are saying this book changed the way they feel about their police officers.

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About the Author

Cynthia Brown has spent three decades working with the U.S. law enforcement profession. Early in her career she organized community meetings for the police and residents in one of Boston’s most crime-plagued neighborhoods. Later she produced a neighborhood newsletter for the Boston Police Department that was distributed throughout the city’s five police districts. In 1994 she founded American Police Beat, a national, monthly magazine where she still serves as publisher. American Police Beat is the nation’s largest, most influential law enforcement publication.She is the recipient of many awards for her work including the prestigious National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund’s Distinguished Service Award. Past recipients include former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Vice President Joe Biden, several U.S. Senators and members of the House of Representatives.

From the Inside Flap

“Anyone interested in the police and their unique way of life should read Brave Hearts, fifteen fascinating true stories about cops that dramatically reveal what makes them tick.” —Joseph Wambaugh, best selling author and former Detective-Sergeant, Los Angeles Police Department “With Brave Hearts, Cynthia Brown, who I have known and worked with for four decades, has written a seminal work about the complexities of law enforcement work. As the reader gets to know the fifteen officers profiled in this book, they are sure to be inspired by their remarkable acts of courage and come away with a better understanding of the complicated challenges inherent in enforcing the law and protecting people from harm.” —William J. Bratton, former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department and former Police Commissioner in New York City and Boston

About this edition

• Publisher: Amer Police Beat Pub Group
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0578066335
• ISBN 13: 9780578066332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 381