{"product_id":"9780615849478","title":"StreetCreds 2nd edition","description":"StreetCreds is a look inside the world of street gangs and the cops that work them.\u003cbr\u003eI worked the street for many years before I entered the Gang Task Force, joining it with the idea that I could rise to the level of violence of any banger I encountered - a really stupid idea.\u003cbr\u003eI wanted to \"earn back\" the respect of the citizens for the police; I grew up in this city, and I worked its streets the best way I knew how, feeling that I had a firsthand understanding of what the citizens were experiencing.\u003cbr\u003eThe increasing frustration at gang crimes, drive bys, robberies, never feeling safe with your kids in your own neighborhood - I wanted to do what I could to make that fear go away.\u003cbr\u003eOnce I was inside the task force, though, the reality was a rude awakening for me. The task force was poorly managed and staffed by detectives mostly out for themselves, and the internal politics made success incredibly difficult and almost impossible - almost, but not quite.\u003cbr\u003eWitnessing bad cops, brutal crimes, and realizing the department had been compromised, the cost was much higher for me personally than I anticipated.\u003cbr\u003eI left the unit two years later, severely broken, edgy, and dangerously damaged.\u003cbr\u003eStreetCreds is the story of how all that came to be. Hold on for a reality check.\u003cbr\u003e~ Zach","brand":"Steele Shark Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49893564580080,"sku":"9780615849478","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615849478","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}