From Jailer to Jailed: My Journey from Correction and Police Commissioner to Inmate #84888-054
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (735 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476783713 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Bernard Kerik was appointed the fortieth police commissioner of New York City by Mayor Rudolph W. He served with the New York Police Department on both uniformed and plainclothes duty for eight years and was awarded the prestigious Medal of Valor, among many other awards for meritorious and heroic services. . Giuliani on August 21, 2000. Prior to his appointment, Kerik was commissioner of the Department of Correction. His stewardship of the department in the aftermath of the September 11, 200
. Giuliani on August 21, 2000. Prior to his appointment, Kerik was commissioner of the Department of Correction. He served with the New York Police Department on both uniformed and plainclothes duty for eight years and was awarded the prestigious Medal of Valor, among many other awards for meritorious and heroic services. Bernard Kerik was appointed the fortieth poli
Thomas M. Loarie said No Greater Threat; a Government that Fails to Protect its Citizen’s Freedom & Liberty as Aggressively as it Pursues Justice. I have been concerned with prosecutorial over-reach since I lived in Fort Lauderdale in the early 1970s. The son of one of my employees was associated with a motorcycle club, wore leathers, and had tattoos well before they were popular. The local police and district attorney decided he and his friends needed special attention so they harassed him every chance they could get. He was in and out of court over the five years I lived there. Nothing ever stuck.I learned through this experience that once someone who has prosecutorial power had it in for you, batten down the hatches, as rough weather was on its way. These attacks were not limited t. Informative Matthew O'Connell Very informative book. I am a police officer and I am very much interested in criminal justice reform. I'm read extensively on the topic. This book is very valuable. Mr. Kerik is one of the most knowledgable men in the field. His experience as a leader in the department of corrections and in policing is huge. Most police officers know nothing of the real criminal justice process and experience of the offender beyond the initial arrest, preliminary hearings occasionally trials. The jail and prison side of it is an unknown. Mr. Kerik knows the police side, the corrections side and now the inmate side. His knowledge is enormous. He should be a. I truly felt much sympathy for Kerik, specifically how C. KAREN ALTIERI I truly felt much sympathy for Kerik, specifically how a non-violent offender was incarcerated in solitary "for his own protection". However, I did feel that the lessons he said he learned from his experience "I wouldn't hire a nanny". Sort of missed the point. If he needed a nanny and could afford one why not hire one?? The issue was he chose to pay her under the table and not pay his portion of her employer taxes.
In 2004, Kerik was nominated by George W. With newfound perspective, Kerik makes a plea for change and illuminates why our punishment system doesn’t always fit the crime.In this extraordinary memoir, Kerik reveals his unprecedented view of the American penal system from both sides: as the jailer and the jailed. His résumé as a public servant is long and storied, and includes receiving a Medal of Honor. With astonishing candor, bravery, and insider’s intelligence, Bernard Kerik shares his fall from grace to incarceration, and turns it into a genuine and uniquely insightful argument for criminal justice reform.. Now, for the first time, he talks candidly about what it was like on the inside: the torture of solitary confinement, the abuse of power, the mental and physical torment of being locked up in a cage, the powerlessness. The controversial New York City police commissioner and New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Son shares the story of his fall from grace and the effects of his incarceration on his views of the American justice system.Bernard Kerik was New York City’s police commissioner during the 9/11 attacks, and became an American hero as he led the NYPD through rescue and recovery efforts of the World Trade Center. Bush to head the Department of Homeland Security.Now, he is a former Federal Prison Inmate known as #84888-054.Convicted of tax fraud and