{"product_id":"streetcreds-2nd-edition-blue-harvest-creative-9780615849478","title":"StreetCreds 2nd edition","description":"StreetCreds is a look inside the world of street gangs and the cops that work them.I worked the street for many years before I entered the Gang Task Force, joining it with the idea that I could rise to the level of violence of any banger I encountered - a really stupid idea.I wanted to \"earn back\" the respect of the citizens for the police; I grew up in this city, and I worked its streets the best way I knew how, feeling that I had a firsthand understanding of what the citizens were experiencing.The increasing frustration at gang crimes, drive bys, robberies, never feeling safe with your kids in your own neighborhood - I wanted to do what I could to make that fear go away.Once I was inside the task force, though, the reality was a rude awakening for me. The task force was poorly managed and staffed by detectives mostly out for themselves, and the internal politics made success incredibly difficult and almost impossible - almost, but not quite.Witnessing bad cops, brutal crimes, and realizing the department had been compromised, the cost was much higher for me personally than I anticipated.I left the unit two years later, severely broken, edgy, and dangerously damaged.StreetCreds is the story of how all that came to be. Hold on for a reality check. Zach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Harvest Creative,Zach Fortier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615849474\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615849478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steele Shark Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d","brand":"Blue Harvest Creative","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441167708415,"sku":"9780615849478","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af9b01a0-1572-4d79-8f1a-2bc81b5edd5d.jpg?v=1777189142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/streetcreds-2nd-edition-blue-harvest-creative-9780615849478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}