{"product_id":"9781887128810","title":"Off the Cuffs: Poetry by and About the Police","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first collection of poetry that allows us to see police officers not just as brutalizers or heroes but as complicated human beings in a position that is sometimes terrifying, sometimes rewarding and often questionable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a daily basis police save lives, take lives, and risk their own lives. Existing books on police and policing give us a single point-of-view, a black and white story that portrays cops as either saints or villains. This exploration of the dynamic point of understanding makes \u003ci\u003eOff The Cuffs\u003c\/i\u003e unique. Divided into four sections—Eyewitnesses, Insiders, Victims \u0026amp; Perpetrators, and Dreamers—\u003ci\u003eOff The Cuffs \u003c\/i\u003egives us a diversity of voices, telling stories of fear, apprehension, love, brutality, death, sorrow, joy, hope and resolve.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of this multiplicity of voices: convicts, police, bike messengers and established poets such as Charles Simic, Martin Espada, Kevin Young and Colette Inez - emerges a dialogue showing us the infinite shades of blue that surround the profession and the profession's relationship to the society they are sworn to protect. \u003ci\u003eOff The Cuffs\u003c\/i\u003e adds an important and unheard piece to this body of work: the usually disparate voices of cops, prisoners and everyone in between engaging with one another within the pages of one book.","brand":"Soft Skull Press, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059467174128,"sku":"9781887128810","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781887128810_p0.jpg?v=1763607026","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781887128810","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}