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Crime: General,Discrimination: Racial Insensitivity/Racism,Language: Strong Language,Violence: General
Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption
By John Florio, Ouisie Shapiro
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By John Florio, Ouisie Shapiro
Hardcover edition
Publisher Macmillan Imprint Roaring Brook ISBN9781250621955
Marked Man: Frank Serpico's Inside Battle Against Police Corruption
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Marked Man tells the fascinating story of Frank Serpico who, in the 1960s, took on the monumental task of rooting out systematic corruption in the New York Police Department.
Since the NYPD was formed in 1845, the famous "pad" was as much a criminal ring as it was a legitimate police force. As the decades wore on, corruption became so out of hand that cops were regularly demanding payments from brothels, bars, pool halls, and gambling joints to keep them out of trouble with the law. It was a multimillion-dollar-a-year business that everyone seemed to turn a blind eye to.
Everyone, that is, except Frank Serpico.
Delve into this true story of corruption and greed, of the dark history of the largest police department in the United States, and the price one man ends up paying for doing what he thinks is right.
Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Rebecca Barone, Marked Man is a dive into one man's courageous fight against a corrupt system.
Since the NYPD was formed in 1845, the famous "pad" was as much a criminal ring as it was a legitimate police force. As the decades wore on, corruption became so out of hand that cops were regularly demanding payments from brothels, bars, pool halls, and gambling joints to keep them out of trouble with the law. It was a multimillion-dollar-a-year business that everyone seemed to turn a blind eye to.
Everyone, that is, except Frank Serpico.
Delve into this true story of corruption and greed, of the dark history of the largest police department in the United States, and the price one man ends up paying for doing what he thinks is right.
Perfect for fans of Steve Sheinkin and Rebecca Barone, Marked Man is a dive into one man's courageous fight against a corrupt system.
Author's note. Preface. Glossary. Source notes. Bibliography. Index.
Black-and-white photographs.
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