The riders come out at night : brutality, corruption, and cover-up in Oakland / Ali Winston and Darwin Bondgraham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Winston, Ali, author.

BondGraham, Darwin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police brutality--California--Oakland.

Police brutality.

Police corruption--California--Oakland.

Police corruption.

Police misconduct--California--Oakland.

Police misconduct.

Criminal justice, Administration of--California--Oakland.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

California--Oakland.

Physical Description:

467 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Other Title:

Brutality, corruption, and cover up in Oakland

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Dogwatch, Ghost Town

2. Nobody Will Listen To Jerry Amaro

3. "Real Gangster Gunslingers"

4. One Hundred Nineteen Black Men V. The City Of Oakland

5. The Origins Of West Coast Cop Culture

6. Nothing Will Get Done Until Oakland Burns To The Ground

7. Small Wars

8. Deadly Consequences

9. "I Feel I Was Back In The Jim Crow Days"

10. Whiplash

11. Turmoil And Tear Gas

12. The Least Popular Man In The Opd

13. "Tell Me You Were An Adult"

14. Backsliding.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Winston, Ali. Riders come out at night

ISBN:

9781982168599

1982168595

9781982168605

1982168609

OCLC:

1330896303