The Cop Shop: Covering Crime on the Streets of Chicago

By Robert Blau

A firsthand account of Chicago crime describes the work of a black police superintendent, black political empowerment, and the rise and fall of a South Side gang called El Rukn. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201581132
• ISBN13: 9780201581133
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

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I read this book in 1994, at a time when I was covering police for a daily newspaper about an hour from Chicago. An enjoyable, engaging read!