Are Cops Racist? FROM THE PUBLISHER
"The forces of opposition to "racial profiling" threaten to obliterate the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in America's inner cities. This is the message of Heather Mac Donald's new book, in which she brings her special brand of tough and honest journalism to the current war against the police." "The reduction in urban crime, one of the nation's signal policy successes of the 1990s, has benefited black communities even more dramatically than white neighborhoods, she shows. By policing inner cities actively after long neglect, cops have allowed business and civil society to flourish there once more. But attacks on police, centering on charges of police racism and racial profiling, and spearheaded by activists, the press, and even the Justice Department, have slowed this success and threaten to reverse it." Ms. Mac Donald looks at the reality behind the allegations and writes about the black cops you never heard of, the press coverage of policing, and policing strategies across the country. Her iconoclastic findings demolish the prevailing anti-cop orthodoxy.
SYNOPSIS
False charges of "racial profiling" threaten to obliterate the crime-fighting gains of the last decade, especially in America�s inner cities. This is the message of Heather Mac Donald�s new book, in which she brings her special brand of tough and honest journalism to the current war against the police. "The anti-profiling crusade," she charges, "thrives on an ignorance of policing and a willful blindness to the demographics of crime." In careful reports from New York and other major cities across the country, Ms. Mac Donald investigates the workings of the police, the controversy over racial profiling, and the anti-profiling lobby�s harmful effects on black Americans. The reduction in urban crime, one of the nation�s signal policy successes of the 1990s, has benefited black communities even more dramatically than white neighborhoods, she shows. By policing inner cities actively after long neglect, cops have allowed business and civil society to flourish there once more. But attacks on police, centering on false charges of police racism and racial profiling, and spearheaded by activists, the press, and even the Justice Department, have slowed the success and threaten to reverse it. Ms. Mac Donald looks at the reality behind the allegations and writes about the black cops you never heard about, the press coverage of policing, and policing strategies across the country. Her iconoclastic findings demolish the prevailing anti-cop orthodoxy.
FROM THE CRITICS
The Wall Street Journal
Ms. Mac Donald eviscerates the case against the troopers with careful logic.
Commentary
We are lucky to have Heather Mac Donald fighting for the legitimate interests of law enforcement.
New York Sun
Smart and fearless..... the best investigative journalist in America.... .Her argument is simple and clear.
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE
...An antidote to anti-police hysteria...
Library Journal
This book is essential reading.
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING
EDWARD A. FLYNN
Brave and passionate...MacDonald has done America's police the inestimable service of actually learning about them and what they really do. — CHIEF OF POLICE, ARLINGTON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
The best and most intrepid journalist writing on racial issues today.... A startling work. — SHELBY STEELE
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