Chief Bratton Speaks Out: What’s Wrong With Criminal Justice Research—and How to Make It Right

From the National Institute of Justice

Bill Bratton has never been one to mince words. He has managed six police agencies in the United States, including three of the Nation’s largest. Chief Bratton currently runs the Los Angeles Police Department.

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[Dean]

The US Marines have a required reading list, the LAPD should also. For any current coppers or those in the lengthy application process read (and watch):

1. Warfighting (USMC)
2. The Small Wars Manual 1940 (USMC)
3. Boot: An LAPD Officer's Rookie Year by William Dunn
4. Gangs of Los Angeles by William Dunn
5. The New Centurions by Joseph Wambaugh
6. The Choirboys by Joseph Wambaugh
7. Danger, Duty, and Disillusion: The Worldview of Los Angeles Police Officers by Joan Barker
8. Badge of Honor: An Insider's History of the LAPD (DVD)
9. LAPD: Life on the Beat (hopefully they'll come out w/ a DVD series, but for now you'll have to watch it on youtube.com or through reruns)