Walking with the Devil: The Police Code of Silence - Softcover

Quinn, Michael W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097591250X ISBN 13: 9780975912508

Publisher: Quinn and Associates, 2004

Synopsis

As OFFICERS we have taken an oath to protect and serve. As PEACE OFFICERS we willingly lay our lives on the line. As DEPUTIES, we have sworn to protect those in our custody. As TROOPERS, we have sworn to keep our highways safe. As SPECIAL AGENTS, we have sworn to uphold the constitution. As GUARDS, we protect each other against men and women convicted of the most heinous crimes. Yet, we did nothing when we saw others involved in criminal or unethical behavior. We don t rat on other officers on other peace officers on other deputies on other troopers on other agents on other guards There is a code of silence in the criminal justice system that infects all levels, and the cost in lives destroyed or lost is enormous. It is not an infection we can cure, but it is an infection we can fight, by making a commitment to protect each other against ourselves as well as others.

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Review

Walking with the Devil is the definitive book for anyone trying to understand the police subculture. The book makes clear how officers are intimidated and pressured not to reveal the misconduct committed by the few bad officers that dishonor the badge and their peers. This book should be mandatory reading for any police recruit. It should also be the basis for a national program to implement programs to encourage the officers to intervene, stop, and deter misconduct. Mike articulates how honest and ethical law enforcement officers would thrive and succeed in their jobs if these changes and programs were developed. There are many Michael Quinns wearing badges that want to break this cycle. I am proud to say I have worked with many such officers. Hopefully, this book starts the process to enlarge this number.

--Stephen C. Parker, "Former Chief of the Civil Rights and Police Misconduct Unit (Retired), U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Tennessee "

About the Author

Mike Quinn is a retired Minneapolis Police Sergeant and CEO of The International Ethics and Leadership Training Bureau LLC.

He has been training police officers since 1979. In 2013 he authored and taught a program on Peer Intervention for Law Enforcement that is the framework for the New Orleans Consent Decree training named "EPIC- Ethical Policing is Courageous. (c)"

Mike served his country in the USAF from 1968 to 1975 as a medic. He served the citizens of Minneapolis from 1975 to 1999 in a variety of assignments that included uniformed patrol as an officer and Supervisor, investigations, plain clothes and undercover work. He was an instructor in SWAT, Firearms, Deadly force, defensive tactics, and other specialty skills.

He was the Deputy Director of Minnesota Police Corps Program, a Court Security Officer at the Minneapolis Federal Courthouse, and a Special Deputy U.S. Marshal contract guard.

He is a community faculty member of Metropolitan State University St. Paul, MN and Chairman of the Inver Hills Community College Law Enforcement Advisory Board in Inver Hills, MN.

Mike has lectured and taught on the subject of police ethics and accountability for police managers, street officers, civilian review investigators, and college classes across the United States and Canada.

He has testified in federal court as an expert in police use of force and accountability.

Mike's departmental awards include the medal of Commendation, the FBI Outstanding Service Award, the United States Marine Corps Meritorious Mast (x2), the Association of Training Officers of Minnesota Lifetime Achievement in Law Enforcement Training, and the BCA Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Contributions to Law Enforcement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quinn and Associates
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097591250X
• ISBN 13: 9780975912508
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 181