{"product_id":"rookie-police-experiment-michael-cubbage-9798993355405","title":"Rookie Police Experiment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet ready for an experiment unlike anything you've ever imagined, one with an extraordinary twist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe year: 1977\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe place: \u003c\/strong\u003e Philadelphia, a city of nearly two million.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe problem: \u003c\/strong\u003e Out-of-control police corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"solution\" Transfer every veteran officer out of a notoriously corrupt police district and replace them, overnight, with 147 brand-new rookies fresh from the academy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo warning. No preparation. Just drop us into a neighborhood drowning in crime, crawling with violent gangs, fueled by an open drug trade, packed with illegal speakeasies, flooded with guns, and guarded by feral dogs roaming the streets. And, for good measure, it also happened to be home to the second-busiest liquor store in the state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt 11:00 p.m., a teletype announced the order. Veteran cops grabbed their gear and vanished. By midnight, my rookie class rolled in. What we found wasn't a functioning police district-it was chaos. The station was gutted, cars disabled, the locker rooms trashed. Suddenly, it was up to a bunch of kids with badges and guns to hold the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow, here's the twist: \u003c\/strong\u003e among those rookies was me, someone who, though undiagnosed at the time, had Asperger syndrome. A district so corrupt and dangerous would have tested the toughest veteran cop. For me, it was something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was a baptism by fire, a surreal mix of danger, absurdity, and raw survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo step inside the 17th District with me. Read the stories. Feel the madness. And when you're done, you'll understand why I say: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen I die, I'm going to Heaven, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebecause I've already been to the 17th District.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Cubbage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993355405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Variation-A Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Michael Cubbage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447249776895,"sku":"9798993355405","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fb1d6f2-0606-4ef3-9716-f9efc6bd44be.jpg?v=1777229847","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rookie-police-experiment-michael-cubbage-9798993355405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}