The Riders Come out at Night : : Brutality, Corruption, and Cover up in Oakland

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Call Number: 363.23 Wi, Adult Book / Nonfiction / True Crime / Winston, Ali
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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"Over the last 60 years, more has been done in Oakland to reform policing than any other American city-and yet, Oakland has failed to reign in the tendencies of its police to prey upon, rather than protect, its communities. Why is this, and what does it mean both for Oakland, and for America? THE RIDERS COME OUT AT NIGHT will be the first authoritative account of the Oakland Police Department's troubling history of violence, secrecy, and mismanagement, and the city's unfulfilled promise to implement constitutional policing. By examining cases of police violence and corruption in one of America's most iconic cities, the Polk Award-winning investigative duo, Ali Winston & Darwin BondGraham, illustrate why criminal justice reform has proven an elusive goal for the entire nation. Their investigation will introduce readers to "The Riders," a band of corrupt cops running riot through the city, and to Keith Batt, a "fresh out of the academy" rookie assigned to patrol with the Riders. Winston & BondGraham deftly maneuver between the worlds of intransigent police culture to City Hall, where a lack of political will to see through reforms (and local prosecutors who failed to hold officers accountable) conspire to keep these cycles of brutality in place. Through never-before-seen reporting and interviews, the authors paint a portrait of a city-and nation-in crisis, and the steps needed to finally, once and for all, effectively address policing in the Unites States"-- Provided by publisher.

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The long road to reform submitted by npcamp on July 24, 2023, 4:33pm This book tracks the decades-long process of reforming the Oakland Police Department, a process where the boulder is rolled slowly up the hill of reform, then comes sliding back down. I appreciated this deep dive, but found that the authors jumped back in forth in time in pulling together the strands of the topic. In places, this made it hard to keep track of where and when the events are taking place. That said, I recommend to anyone interested in what change looks like -and doesn't look like- in policing.