{"product_id":"9781439203460","title":"KPD Blue: A Decade of Racism, Sexism, and Political Corruption in (and all around) the Kauai Police Department","description":"In 1995, the Kauai Police Department busted a prostitution ring on Hawaii's \"Garden Island.\"\u003cp\u003eKPD detectives transported the women back to KPD headquarters, took one into the watch sergeant's office and closed the door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen they took off her clothes and fondled and photographed her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolice supervisors looked the other way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd that was just the beginning.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo police chiefs were hired to clean up the KPD. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth chiefs were forced out by mayors and a County Council who liked the KPD just the way it was: Racist, sexist and corrupt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you think banana republics, crooked cops, corrupt politicians and unethical government bureaucrats exist only in the Third World, welcome to Kauai: 100 miles west of and 100 years behind the rest of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKPD BLUE may be the only book about Kauai that contains no pretty pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookSurge, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052055085296,"sku":"9781439203460","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439203460_p0.jpg?v=1763758141","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439203460","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}