TY - BOOK ID - 78075485 TI - The NYPD's First Fifty Years : Politicians, Police Commissioners, and Patrolmen AU - Whalen, Bernard. AU - Whalen, Jon. PY - 2014 SN - 161234657X 9781612346564 1612346561 9781612346571 PB - [Lincoln, Nebraska] : Baltimore, Md. : Potomac Books, Project MUSE, DB - UniCat KW - Police KW - Cops KW - Gendarmes KW - Law enforcement officers KW - Officers, Law enforcement KW - Officers, Police KW - Police forces KW - Police officers KW - Police service KW - Policemen KW - Policing KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Criminal justice personnel KW - Peace officers KW - Public safety KW - Security systems KW - History. KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - New York (N.Y.). KW - New York (City). KW - NYPD UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78075485 AB - The New York Police Department is an iconic symbol of one of the world's most famous cities. The blue uniforms of the men and women who serve on the force have long stood for integrity and heroism in the work to serve and protect the city's residents. And yet, as in any large public organization, the NYPD has also suffered its share of corruption, political shenanigans, and questionable leadership. In The NYPD's First Fifty Years Bernard Whalen, himself a long-serving NYPD lieutenant, and his father, Jon, consider the men and women who have contributed to the department's past, both positively ER -