The Commissioner
by Richard Dougherty
Buy on AmazonThe Commissioner, by Richard Dougherty, is the best book I've ever read about policing. I read it the year it was published, 1962, when I was 15, and it started me thinking about becoming New York's police commissioner.
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"The Commissioner, by Richard Dougherty, is the best book I've ever read about policing. I read it the year it was published, 1962, when I was 15, and it started me thinking about becoming New York's police commissioner."
By the Book: Bill Bratton · nytimes.com