About the AuthorBob Vernon started on the streets as a foot beat officer on Skid Row and worked his way up the ranks as a narcotic officer, field sergeant, detective and then through the leadership ranks. He finished as Assistant Chief of Police and Director of operations over ten thousand officers and civilian support personnel. where can i download free books online L.A. Justice
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Read!By Shelia B. PradiaI read this book and loaned it to several friends. They all informed me that they couldn't put it down. Bob Vernon tells his story clearly and with conviction.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Glad to have it againBy StephenThis booked was referred to me years ago a friend of the author. Lost my first copy. Glad to have it again.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Not bad for a old copperBy JOE-JOE BOOKSThis book is something more like two books, rather than one. Vernon spends the first half of the book telling his view of the department and what his career was like and how it ended during the aftermath of the LA Riots of 1992. If you are intersted in police work and in the LAPD in particular you will enjoy that part. If you are interested a police officer's view during the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 it also for you. Robert Vernon's father was a 20-year veteran of LAPD and he tells of his father's frustaration of working in the (then) terribly corrupt department. Vernon then writes of his rise up the ranks and chronicles the evolution of the department during his time there.The second part of the book deals with Vernon's observations on American society and the things that have contributed its changes, not all of them for the better. These personal observations seem to be the recollections of an older gentleman who wishes to impart some of his aquired knowledge to a younger generation that might have a chance to make some changes for the better.I met Mr. Vernon earlier this year at a Pointman Leadership Seminar that my employer sponsored. It was well worth my time and inspired me to read this book, which I had just aquired a month prior to the seminar. Having met the man prior to reading the book and getting a more insightful view of what makes him tick made the book more inspiring. I hope he might update the book and make it available to participants in his seminar as I believe he has grown a lot, spititually, since it was written and that aspect of his personality could better be presented in the book today.