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Seven Shots
Jennifer C. Hunt
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Description for Seven Shots
Hardcover. On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. This book tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath. Num Pages: 344 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BTC; JKSW1; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 32. Weight in Grams: 685.
On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. "Seven Shots" tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath, which drew the officers involved into a long-standing conflict with other rank-and-file police and publicity-hungry top brass. Drawing on her own experience working in the NYPD and a wide network of police contacts, Jennifer C. Hunt tracks the lives of three officers on the Emergency Service team ... Read more
On July 31, 1997, a six-man Emergency Service team from the NYPD raided a terrorist cell in Brooklyn - and thus narrowly prevented a devastating suicide bombing of the New York subway. "Seven Shots" tells the dramatic story of that raid, the painstaking police work that went into it, and its unexpected aftermath, which drew the officers involved into a long-standing conflict with other rank-and-file police and publicity-hungry top brass. Drawing on her own experience working in the NYPD and a wide network of police contacts, Jennifer C. Hunt tracks the lives of three officers on the Emergency Service team ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226360904
SKU
V9780226360904
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About Jennifer C. Hunt
Jennifer C. Hunt is a sociologist and professor at Montclair State University. She spent four years doing fieldwork among police in uniformed patrol and later worked in the NYPD as an assistant to the deputy commissioner of training. She has written police department training materials, as well as a book on ethnography.
Reviews for Seven Shots
"This is the most honest, accurate, and heartfelt look beneath the surface of the NYPD that I've ever read. This writer understands cops. The core event, the 1997 raid that prevented a Brooklyn subway bombing, moves with the pace of a thriller, yet Jennifer Hunt perfectly, movingly captures the thoughts and emotions of the cops involved. It's a rare accomplishment ... Read more