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Named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by The Washington Post
“Tangled Up in Blue is a wonderfully insightful book that provides a lens to critically analyze urban policing and a road map for how our most dispossessed citizens may better relate to those sworn to protect…
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1 author picked Tangled Up in Blue as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book is so unique because Brooks recounts her experience applying to be a sworn, armed reserve police officer with the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department.
The book thus provides a window into the typically closed-off life within the police institution. It’s a compelling account—based on first-hand experience—of how we can better understand and improve the police institution. Also, the book is simply chock-full of good storytelling.
From Luke's list on the cluster-f*ck we call policing.
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