{"product_id":"9780998319278","title":"Wisdom for Our Sons: Straight Talk from a Street Cop","description":"\u003cp\u003eBefore I became a cop, I thought poverty, racism, bad neighborhoods and substandard\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eschools were the reasons young men failed to succeed in life. Then I joined the police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edepartment, hit the streets and immediately got mugged by reality: I was wrong, the media\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere wrong, my professors were wrong and the politicians were wrong. Why? From my first\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eday on the job I was meeting young men from the poorest of homes in the worst of neighborhoods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho were honest, intelligent, respectful and destined for future success. I also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emet just as many young men who were born into wealthy homes, in wonderful neighborhoods,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho had no respect for their parents, abused alcohol and drugs, were opportunistic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethieves, and ended up in the back seat of my patrol car on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt didn’t take long before I discovered that it was the fathers—yes, the fathers; they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere the single most important factor in determining the future success or failure of their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esons. What can you do to become a good dad, or maybe even a great dad? Teach your\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eson. Teach him valuable life lessons about faith, honesty, love, courage and other important\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003evirtues. Teach him about God, teach him about Angels and teach him about you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: Curtis S. Ostrander holds a B.S. degree in Public Administration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom the State University of New York. He is also a graduate of the F.B.I.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Academy, Quantico, Virginia. During his almost 30 years of police service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurtis served as a patrol officer, detective, swat team leader, and Chief of Police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was later employed by Cornell University where he served as Vice President\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor Risk Management and Public Safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"North Wind Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49815967236336,"sku":"9780998319278","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780998319278","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}