The riders come out at night : brutality, corruption, and cover-up in Oakland / Ali Winston and Darwin Bondgraham.
2023
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Author
Winston, Ali, author.
Title
The riders come out at night : brutality, corruption, and cover-up in Oakland / Ali Winston and Darwin Bondgraham.
Added Author
BondGraham, Darwin, author.
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Imprint
New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023.
Copyright
©2023
Description
467 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Dogwatch, ghost town
Nobody will listen to Jerry Amaro
"Real gangster gunslingers"
One hundred nineteen black men v. the city of Oakland
The origins of west coast cop culture
Nothing will get done until Oakland burns to the ground
Small wars
Deadly consequences
"I feel I was back in the Jim Crow days"
Whiplash
Turmoil and tear gas
The least popular man in the OPD
"Tell me you were an adult"
Backsliding.
Nobody will listen to Jerry Amaro
"Real gangster gunslingers"
One hundred nineteen black men v. the city of Oakland
The origins of west coast cop culture
Nothing will get done until Oakland burns to the ground
Small wars
Deadly consequences
"I feel I was back in the Jim Crow days"
Whiplash
Turmoil and tear gas
The least popular man in the OPD
"Tell me you were an adult"
Backsliding.
Summary
"Over the last 60 years, more has been done in Oakland to reform policing than any other American city-and yet, Oakland has failed to reign in the tendencies of its police to prey upon, rather than protect, its communities. Why is this, and what does it mean both for Oakland, and for America? "The Riders Come Out at Night" will be the first authoritative account of the Oakland Police Department's troubling history of violence, secrecy, and mismanagement, and the city's unfulfilled promise to implement constitutional policing. By examining cases of police violence and corruption in one of America's most iconic cities, the Polk Award-winning investigative duo, Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham, illustrate why criminal justice reform has proven an elusive goal for the entire nation. Their investigation will introduce readers to "The Riders," a band of corrupt cops running riot through the city, and to Keith Batt, a "fresh out of the academy" rookie assigned to patrol with the Riders. Winston & BondGraham deftly maneuver between the worlds of intransigent police culture to City Hall, where a lack of political will to see through reforms (and local prosecutors who failed to hold officers accountable) conspire to keep these cycles of brutality in place. Through never-before-seen reporting and interviews, the authors paint a portrait of a city-and nation-in crisis, and the steps needed to finally, once and for all, effectively address policing in the Unites States"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Available in Other Form
Online version: Winston, Ali. Riders come out at night New York : Atria Books, 2023
Call Number
BAY AREA BOOKS
Language
English
ISBN
9781982168599 hardcover
1982168595 hardcover
9781982168605 paperback
1982168609 paperback
9781982168612 electronic book
1982168595 hardcover
9781982168605 paperback
1982168609 paperback
9781982168612 electronic book
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