Chief My Life in the LAPD Author:Daryl Gates Daryl Gates describes 20 years of full responsibility for supervising law enforcement in one of the toughest cities in the world, Los Angeles. He tells the explosive story of his four decades in the LAPD in a straighforward style. Creator of the first police SWAT team as well as the highly praised DARE program he has earned respect as an innovat... more »or and pioneer in the field of policing.
Here, with a candor that may surprise even his harshest critics, Gates takes us into the inner sanctums of both the LAPD and the LA mayor's office to reveal power struggles, ego clashes, and media manipulation behind such events as the Rodney King investigation and LA riots. « less