Crusader: The Hell-Raising Police Career of Detective David Durk
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (521 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0394576489 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 389 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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. His crusading led to an investigation into police corruption in the 1970s by the Knapp Commission (credit for which usually goes to Frank Serpico) and more recently, the Mollen Commission. When David Durk joined the New York City Police Department in 1963, he found an organization with its own set of rules, where bribery and payoffs were routine and no one wanted to be disturbed. For 22 years, until he was forced to retire at age 51, he was a thorn in the side of mayors, police commissioners, commanders, sergeants, and beat co
"Powerful book, extremely well written, David Durk inspiring!" according to Suzannah B. Troy. Powerfully written book by James Lardner that makes the film "Serpico" fall flat because the immense complexity of the story which was bigger than police corruption although Durk could not get the Knapp Commission to investigate corruption beyond the pol. The True Story of How The Corrupt Lid Got Blown Off The NYPD David Durk did not fit in the NYPD of the sixties and seventies from the start. A tall, wiry, Jewish college graduate-- it never quite seemed that Durk was going to be a typical cop; and he wasn't. Durk was to be a true Crusader, along with his acolyte a. An inspiring story of one man's search for justice David Durk is a crusader in the best and worse sense of the word. He relentlessly fought for justice, despite the apathy and corruption of the New York City Police Department. For his noble efforts, he was rewarded with a partial pension, a long list of
As soon as he joined the force, David Durk discovered the New York City Police Department rife with corruption--from routine gambling payoffs to cops dealing drugs. Along with Frank Serpico, he devised and executed a plan to blow the whistle and rid the department of the bad cops, sacrificing his career and financial security.