The Passage: Memoir of a Boston Undercover Cop in the '60s
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1468543342 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author An informative and impressionistic account of one Boston Police Department undercover cop's experiences in the 1960s era. He also served as a Senior Lecturer at University College, Northeastern University. He lives in Wakefield, Massachusetts . Time travel with 'Mike Russo' through the underbelly of Organized Crime played out against the back drop of Boston's once infamous Combat Zone -to the kaleidoscopic and oft violent world of Social Protest. His pseudo life was destined to span a decade. Phil Vitti retired from the Command Staff of the Boston Police Department on Jan 2, 2003 after 38 years of service
Ginger VolNRW said The Passage. I really enjoyed reading this book about the "Memoir of a Boston Undercover Cop in the '60s. I grew up in that era and grew up in a suburb of Boston. So reading about familiar landmarks and events that took place in the 60s brought back many memories. If you were brought up in this era, you will enjoy it as I did.. Outstanding review of turbulent times This book will stand as an definitive narrative of the demonstrations and riots in Boston and Cambridge MA in the sixties and perhaps the country. The author, an undercover cop in the midst of all of this turbulence, puts the details in an easy to read style that's both interesting and exciting. Kudos to him.. "Street Level" tradecraft at it's best David B. O'Connor This book surpasses any training session I've taken or given. Phil Vitti takes us from cheasy hustlers to political subversives, and all the while teaching that nothing is too small to report.What's unique is the hidden dynamic of the role of a 'local' effecting actions that had affects on greater cases.I remember a trainer adising us; "Whatever you do on a surveillance, don't loiter. It takes a generation to learn how to loiter." Vitti pr
Peer into the murky world and inner workings of organized crime - prostitution, gaming, pornography and bookmaking. Mike Russo would evolve from a flat unidimensional 'observe and report' investigator into a fully immersed and developed character - a free floating, socially conscious, intellectual type with strong feelings against the war in Vietnam and a propensity towards political radicalism. This book ends on a soul-searching and highly dramatic note! He lived this life.. Trace the rudimentary beginnings of his undercover personality known as Mike Russo, whose persona would last a decade. In the end the author would collide with his pseudo-self forcing him to confront his own conscience and choose, not between right from wrong - but right from right. Traits sorely needed for the specialized intelligence gathering that would enable the cops to stay one step ahead of the disruptive elements of the social protest era being violently played out in the streets of Boston and Cambridge.
Phil Vitti retired from the Command Staff of the Boston Police Department on Jan 2, 2003 after 38 years of service. He lives in Wakefield, Massachusetts . He also served as a Senior Lecturer at University College, Northeastern University. His pseudo life was destined to span a decade. Time travel with 'Mike Russo' through the underbelly of Organized Crime played out against the back drop of Boston's once infamous Combat Zone -to the kaleidoscopic and oft violent world o