Becoming New York's Finest

Race, Gender, and the Integration of the NYPD, 1935-1980

Nonfiction, History, Modern, Americas, United States
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Author: A. Darien ISBN: 9781137321947
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: October 17, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Language: English
Author: A. Darien
ISBN: 9781137321947
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: October 17, 2013
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: English

After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.

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After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.

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