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William Bratton

    William J. Bratton is recognized for his extensive career in law enforcement, having led police departments in major cities like New York and Boston. His approach was characterized by strategic thinking and a focus on crime reduction. Bratton's experience as a street-level officer provided him with a unique perspective on policing. His leadership in these urban environments shaped departmental operations and community engagement.

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    • Turnaround

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      3.9(122)Add rating

      When Bill Bratton was sworn in as New York City's police commissioner in 1994, he made what many considered a bold promise: The NYPD would fight crime in every borough ... and win. It seemed foolhardy; everybody knows you can't win the war on crime. But Bratton delivered. In an extraordinary twenty-seven months, serious crime in New York City went down by 33 percent, the murder rate was cut in half - and Bill Bratton was heralded as the most charismatic and respected law enforcement official in America. In this outspoken account of his news-making career, Bratton reveals how his cutting-edge policing strategies brought about the historic reduction in crime. Bratton's success made national news and landed him on the cover of Time. It also landed him in political hot water. Bratton earned such positive press that before he'd completed his first week on the job, the administration of New York's media-hungry mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, threatened to fire him. Bratton gives a vivid, behind-the-scenes look at the sizzle and substance, and he pulls no punches describing the personalities who really run the city.

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    • China's Rise, Asia's Decline

      • 227 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The emergence of China as Asia's regional hegemon is an extremely current and topical subject, with widespread interest across its neighbours as well as in Europe and the US. The argument advanced in this book that China's rise is long-term punitive for the rest of the region will create significant debate.

      China's Rise, Asia's Decline
    • Policja może mieć znaczący wpływ na powstawanie i szerzenie się postaw sprzyjających łamaniu prawa, może także położyć kres epidemii przestępstw i sprawić, że ludzie przestaną się bać. William BrattonKiedyś Nowy Jork miał jeden z najwyższych współczynników przestępstw. Teraz, dzięki pracy wielu ludzi, a przede wszystkim Williama Brattona, uważany jest za jedno z najbezpieczniejszych miast USA. Przełom to niezwykle barwna i wciągająca opowieść o tym, jak zwykły gliniarz, zdobywając kolejne szczeble kariery, reformuje różne agencje policyjne, by stanąć w końcu przed największym zadaniem swego życia: reformą policji nowojorskiej. Swymi działaniami udowodnił, że teoria wyznawana przez wielu socjologów i kryminologów, iż przestępstwa są skutkiem określonej sytuacji społecznej, na którą działania policji nie mają wpływu, jest po prostu nieprawdziwa. schovat popis

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