Cops against Bad Cops (13 books)

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A list for my friend on books written by cops that call out bad cops. The authors should have been cops. The content of the books should include some type of critique on the negative culture and practices of cops and specifically bad cops.

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1		Breaking Rank: A Top Cop's Exposé of the Dark Side of American Policing by Norm Stamper 3.84 avg rating — 232 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		To Protect and Serve: How to Fix America’s Police by Norm Stamper 3.83 avg rating — 169 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		The Black and the Blue: A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America's Law Enforcement by Matthew Horace 4.17 avg rating — 947 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Walking With the Devil: The Police Code of Silence by Michael W. Quinn 3.53 avg rating — 66 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America by Edwin Raymond (Goodreads Author) 4.60 avg rating — 516 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Cop in the Hood: My Year Policing Baltimore's Eastern District by Peter Moskos (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 632 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Blue Blood by Conlon, Edward (2004) Paperback by Edward Conlon 3.68 avg rating — 1,828 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		How the Police Generate False Confessions: An Inside Look at the Interrogation Room by James L. Trainum 3.61 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Into the Kill Zone: A Cop's Eye View of Deadly Force by David Klinger 3.88 avg rating — 227 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Breaking the Blue Wall by Justin Hopson 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Brotherhood of Corruption: A Cop Breaks the Silence on Police Abuse, Brutality, and Racial Profiling by Juan Antonio Juarez 3.39 avg rating — 61 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Policewoman by Dorothy Uhnak 3.89 avg rating — 55 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Tangled Up in Blue: Policing the American City by Rosa Brooks 4.06 avg rating — 1,740 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

13 books · 1 voter · list created September 16th, 2025 by Jimbo (votes) .

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