The Crime Fighter: How You Can Make Your Community Crime Free

by Jack Maple, Chris Mitchell

Former NYPD Deputy Commissioner Jack Maple was a man in a bow tie and homburg--he was also on a mission to revolutionize the way crime is how cops go after crooks, and how they prevent crime in the first place. And he succeeded.

But Maple is not satisfied. In The Crime Fighter, he shows how crime can be attacked all across America. Laced with fascinating, incredible, and often very funny tales of Maple's adventures as a cop, the book is as entertaining as it is informative. Anyone interested in how criminals think and act, and how the police should do their jobs, will devour this absorbing book.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Ann Swanson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is SO COMPLETELY worth reading! Jack Maple was part of the development of what came to be known as the "broken windows" approach to policing, what he really did is aggregate crime statistics in a new way that focused the efforts of the police where the crimes were really occurring in NYC and on the "bad guys" who were behind most of those crimes. While Maple's dallying in the good life of the 80s hip scene in NYC can make a reader roll the eyes, this book also gives the reader the real scoop on how New York became the liveable city it is today. (less)

[Paul Drawdy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jack Maple is one of the hard nose cops that Bill Bratten task to help him change NYC. He gives a no-nonsense look at politics inside the Commissioners office and what it took to fight crime and Rudy Guilianna's Mayoral office. Rudy often gets credit for the crime turnaround but it was the guys at 1 Plaza that did the work despite the Mayor. Crime Fighter details how you can change crime around in your town. Great read.

[Azad Paybarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

A larger-than-life character that could have only come from New York.
A name that too few people remember.

[FiveBooks]

Former NYPD chief John F. Timoney has chosen to discuss Jack Maple’s The Crime Fighter: How You Can Make Your Community Crime-Free on FiveBooks as one of the top five on his subject - Policing, saying that:

“…This book is about Jack’s early years as a police officer, sergeant and lieutenant in New York City. He explains how he expanded on the lessons he learned during those years and expanded on them to create the 1994 revolution in policing that led to the historic and dramatic decline in crime in New York City. What is profound about the book is its simplicity and common-sense policing. …”

The full interview is available here: http://fivebooks.com/interviews/john-...

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story of a guy who changed the look of NYPD and helped to force the politics of zero tolerance. Good story, really good.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

A bit self-serving

[Julie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ugh... another poorly-written former cop book. Only for the most dedicated NYPD fans.