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We Are The Cops: The Real Lives of America's Police Paperback – 10 Mar 2015

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  • Paperback: 298 pages
  • Publisher: Silvertail Books (10 Mar. 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1909269220
  • ISBN-13: 978-1909269224
  • Product Dimensions: 13.3 x 1.9 x 20.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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Excellent - horrifying and humourous --Miles Corwin

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Michael Matthews is a police officer with the London Metropolitan Police, currently working at Scotland Yard. He is a keen traveller, writer and photographer and has had articles published in travel and police magazines. His photographs have been used around the world to illustrate everything from national newspapers to book covers. Michael likes real ale, lobster roll and ballet (yes, ballet). He is 40 years old and lives just outside London. We Are The Cops is his first book.

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5.0 out of 5 starsReal cops.Real lives
By dixie dean on 21 Jan. 2017
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Enjoyable read and vastly different from the usual diatribe pumped out these days
I'm sure you won't be disappointed with it
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5.0 out of 5 starsUn-put -down-able!
By MJYP on 29 May 2015
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book, it's brilliant! The author has stitched together the interviews so well, I felt like I was listening in on his conversations with the officers. The author's chapter intros are thoughtful, humerous but often poignant and have given me an insight into policing in America that just doesn't come across from the numerous 'cop' shows and novels around. I've even learnt some new vocabulary - I'd never heard of 'de minimis'. In light of recent events in Baltimore I found the interview with the Baltimore narc very thought provoking, and his choice of interviewee for the 9/11 chapter was compelling - I had not considered asbestosis as a long term effect of the attack. Anthropologically speaking this is a great base ethnography for anyone interested in this field of study, and if you are not interested in studying it is a great read anyway! So when's the next book then?
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5.0 out of 5 starsfunny, but tinged with sadness and a feeling of ...
By BEN H. on 9 Jun. 2015
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You could write a book on this book. Its action packed, incisive, heart warming, funny, but tinged with sadness and a feeling of being drained at times, of what people can do to each other for little or no apparent reason. Its an excellent insight into the lives of US Law Enforcement Officers in varying roles. The author speaks from a unique perspective as he is a Police Officer himself which can be a curse as the style of writing for Police Officers and Law Enforcement does not ordinarily lend itself to this kind of thing. Police Officers usually write reports and facts for evidential or intelligence purposes. The author thankfully has bucked the trend and tells their stories extremely well and with emotion.

I thoroughly recommend this book, there are numerous books on the Police from all different perspectives but not all are told as well as this one!
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5.0 out of 5 starsI thoroughly enjoyed reading the first-hand accounts of ‘life on the job’
By LeftEye on 19 May 2015
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We Are The Cops is a powerful and moving account of modern day American policing. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the first-hand accounts of ‘life on the job’, and marvelled at some of the astonishing situations that the officers encounter. The anecdotes, sometimes humorous, other times tragic, are captivating - giving insight into the wide ranging spectrum of emotions that accompany the policing profession.
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5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent read and great value for money
By Edward949 on 12 May 2015
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This book was recommended by a friend who is a police officer with the NYPD. It truly is a fascinating read. The author doesn't dominate the narrative but allows officers to tell their stories in a forthright manner. The results are occasionally very sad but, as one would expect, often very funny. Mr Matthews has obviously done his homework and presents a clever, sympathetic insight into an extremely difficult job. This book should have a wide appeal beyond those who have served in police forces in America and the UK. I know police officers are often criticised - this book goes a long way to helping us understand their onerous and thankless task.
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5.0 out of 5 starsGood holiday read
By psa on 9 May 2015
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This is a most fascinating book providing a candid record of the actions and thoughts of police in the USA today. The verbatim accounts are thoroughly addictive, sometimes shocking, sometimes amusing.

Excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA good read even if you aren't a police officer.
By L. Alison on 17 July 2015
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I do enjoy reading memoirs and true accounts of people who work in the emergency services in any country and this was no exception. It shows the best and worse of the public and their attitude towards the police who are trying to keep them safe. In some places it was quite hard reading, especially the chapter titled 9/11 - I won't go into details, but it made me respect the emergency workers who put themselves in so much danger on that horrific day. I would definitely recommend this for anyone who is thinking about joining the police or just appreciates them as I do.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhat an eye opener
By Milly on 6 Aug. 2015
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I thought it would be another gun ho book about cops, it was anything but. This book really shows the reality of what these brave men and woman do day in day out and how the author being a british cop helped with braking the ice, getting to the humour as well as heartache of this most difficult of jobs.
I hope he brings out another book as you want to know more about the real world of policing not just what is on the TV
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5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent Read

Short tales and interviews with US police officers showing the work they do at all levels.
Shows the drama of day to day police work.

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Published 13 months ago by Bill
5.0 out of 5 starsA must for all cops!

As a retired police officer I was somewhat sceptical of how the author would approach the portrayal of the various US law enforcement officers he met and listened to. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Andy Lucker
4.0 out of 5 starsRecommended read.

Interesting series of interviews revealing the thoughts of real U.S. cops.

Published 20 months ago by TomEssex
3.0 out of 5 starsdont appreciate cops enough

guys doing a very difficult job

Published 21 months ago by jimmy
2.0 out of 5 starsNot for me

Not my cup of tea. Short accounts from each policeman as to how and why they joined the force.

Published 22 months ago by monkeyface
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Stars

poorly written and definitely not interesting

Published 23 months ago by Joyce
5.0 out of 5 starsAuthentic voices from US law enforcement

Very readable. Surprisingly topical too. Reads and sounds authentic with a nice touch of self deprecating humour from the author. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Shmeester
5.0 out of 5 starsSuperb!!

Excellent read. Well written to show the sometimes grim reality lifted by the humour of dealing with the weird and wonderful that America seems to epitomise. Thoroughly recommend!

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