{"product_id":"9781429986717","title":"NYPD Confidential: Power and Corruption in the Country's Greatest Police Force","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor years, the police commissioner and the mayor of New York City have duked it out for publicity, credit, and power. Some have translated their stardom into success after leaving office, while others have been hung out to dry. In the battle for control of the country's most powerful police force, these high-status government officials have often chosen political expediency over public honesty. The result is a legacy of systemic corruption and cover-ups that is nothing less than shocking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRespected journalist Leonard Levitt has covered the NYPD for \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003eamong other papers. His columns have made him \u003ci\u003epersona non grata \u003c\/i\u003ein police headquarters. In \u003ci\u003eNYPD Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e, he reveals everything he's discovered throughout his decades-long career. With amazing details of backroom deals and larger-than-life powerbrokers, Levitt lays bare the backstabbing, power-grabs, and chaotic internal investigations that have run the NYPD's reputation into the ground in the past—and the forces conspiring to do so once again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124700659952,"sku":"9781429986717","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429986717_p0.jpg?v=1769903675","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429986717","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}