Police King

Police King
Author: Earnest Lee
Publisher: Mabel Candy Writers
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2023-11-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Thaddeus King is a seasoned police detective who tackles a series of high-profile homicides, unraveling a web of corruption that extends deep into the heart of the city police force and the county government. When the quiet city streets of Fort Worth, Texas are terrorized by a Serial Rapist and Sequence Killer, Funky Town’s finest is assigned to the case. Detective King, a Law Enforcement veteran of the City of Fort Worth’s police department, finds his entire career in jeopardy when he attempts to solve this complex case. Haunted by his own demons, Thad struggles with his past failures as a father, being a half-hearted lover and discontented with his city for its racist police force. Love, lust, and Law Enforcement all intertwine as Detective King becomes infatuated with an extremely fortunate surviving victim of the killer. Thaddeus’ excessive appetite for sex, clouds his judgement while he gets closer to apprehending the murderer. As Thaddeus is propelled into his own personal hell, his life becomes a world wind of lies, deceit and heartbreak. Police Detective Thaddeus King wrestles with licentious impulses, resentment of policing disproportionately targeting minorities, and personal obligation to combat evil in his community. In “Police King”, Thaddeus aims to apprehend a ghastly serial murderer who discards the remains of victims at a lake after defiling and murdering these unsuspecting women. As Detective King pursues the killer, he is distracted by his lusts and finds himself frequently at odds with the police department that employs him. As Black people stand against social injustice and protest systemic racism, King grapples with the conflict of being a black law enforcer as he struggles to stop the slaughter of young women by a serial murderer. Thad’s passions lead him to a dark place where he must confront the demons within and track down the demon he hunts. In the end, Detective Kings’ good looks, charm, and charisma just may lead to his own demise.

There's a Little Black Spot on the Sun Today

There's a Little Black Spot on the Sun Today
Author:
Publisher: NorthSouth Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780735842380

Sting’s evocative lyrics from "King of Pain" are powerfully transformed into minimalistic illustrations by Sven Völker, who gives voice to his son's journey from illness to health in this extraordinary and deeply moving collaboration that explores pain’s sadness, beauty, and wonder.

Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders

Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders
Author: Brandon Kooi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 561
Release: 2021-09-27
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1000465241

This book provides a valuable addition to the policing literature by detailing the backgrounds and histories of seven important police leaders: Teddy Roosevelt, August Vollmer, O.W. Wilson, Penny Harrington, Bill Bratton, Chuck Ramsey, and Chris Magnus. Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders teaches important history, highlighting the impact on the evolution of American policing by academia and social science. Each historical biography demonstrates the importance of each leader’s decision-making and how it continues to shape the future of U.S. law enforcement. Readers are informed about each police leader’s background and how their leadership was shaped by the political and historical environments in which they led. The book is useful for educational courses in policing, American history, leadership, and strategic planning. Additionally, the general public will find this book insightful regarding contemporary mass social justice protests linked to the unique history of the United States.

Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions

Police Brutality and White Supremacy: The Fight Against American Traditions
Author: Etan Thomas
Publisher: Akashic Books
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2022-01-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1636140580

An NBA veteran offers engaging interviews and reflections that explore police brutality, white supremacy, and the struggle for racial justice in America. "Thomas's interviews demand careful reading by all who want to expose racism, hold police accountable, and create an American society that practices social justice." —Library Journal, a Best Book of the Year in Political Science/Civil Rights "My family and I are extremely grateful for the support and love from my brother in the movement, Etan Thomas." —Emerald Garner, daughter of Eric Garner Etan Thomas, an eleven-year NBA veteran and lifelong advocate for social justice, weaves together his personal experiences with police violence and white supremacy with multiple interviews of family members of victims of police brutality like exonerated Central Park Five survivor Raymond Santana and Rodney King’s daughter Lora Dene King; as well as activist athletes and other public figures such as Steph Curry, Chuck D, Isiah Thomas, Sue Bird, Jake Tapper, Jemele Hill, Stan Van Gundy, Kyle Korver, Mark Cuban, Rick Strom, and many more. Thomas speaks with retired police officers about their efforts to change policing, and white allies about their experiences with privilege and their ability to influence other white people. Thomas also examines the history of racism, white supremacy, and the prevalence of both in the current moment. He looks at the origins of white supremacy in the US, dating back to the country’s inception, and explores how it was interwoven into Christianity--interviewing leading voices both in and outside of the church. Finally, with prominent voices in the media and education, Thomas discusses the continued cultivation of these injustices in American society. Police Brutality and White Supremacy demands accountability and justice for those responsible for and impacted by police violence and terror. It offers practical solutions to work against the promotion of white supremacy in law enforcement, Christianity, early education, and across the public sphere. Featuring original interviews with: Steph Curry, Chuck D, Yamiche Alcindor, Isiah Thomas, Jemele Hill, Craig Hodges, Stan Van Gundy, Mark Cuban, Jake Tapper, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Sue Bird, Kyle Korver, Rick Strom, Cenk Uygur, Tim Wise, Chris Broussard, Breanna Stewart, Rex Chapman, Stephen Jackson, Kori Mccoy, Lora Dene King, Chikesia Clemons, Raymond Santana, Alissa Findley, Amber and Ashley Carr, Michelle and Ashley Monterrosa, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., Abiodun Oyewole, Marc Lamont Hill, Officer Carlton Berkley, Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr., Officer Joe Ested, Captain Sonia Pruitt, and Bishop Talbert Swan.