CONTENTS
Letter to the Young Cop's Well-Intentioned Family and Friends ......... 1
Letter to a Young Cop ..................................................................................7
Letter to a Young Cop About Becoming a Cop ...................................... 11
Letter to the Media About the Killing of Unarmed Suspects ..............19
Letter to a Young Cop on the Anniversary of 9/11 ................................27
Letter to the Friend Who Didn't Trust Me as a Cop ............................31
Letter to the Young Black Motorist .........................................................39
Letter to the Young Cop Who Should Not Be a Cop ............................43
Letter to the Cop Who Never Imagined He'd Become a Cop .............47
Letter to My TAC Officers at the Police Academy (Teach,
Advise, Counsel) ..........................................................................................53
Letter to the Officer Who Showed Me the Ropes My
First Night on Duty ....................................................................................59
Thank-You Letter to My Seasonal Officers .............................................65
Letter to the Admin Who Doesn't Have a Clue What
Community Policing Really Is .................................................................. 71
Letter to My Wife About My Cynicism ..................................................79
Letter to the Young Cop Who Insists Everyone Be Treated the Same
Regardless of Circumstances .....................................................................87
Letter to the Young Cop Who Still Insists: The Law is the
Law, No Exceptions ...................................................................................95
Letter to the Single Mom Whose Child I Didn't Take to
Child Protection ........................................................................................101
Letter to the Dad Whose Day I Ruined .................................................107
Letter to a Young Cop About the In-Between Ordinary .................... 113
Letter to Those in a Cop's Life Who Wonder What Changed
in Their Cop ............................................................................................... 121
Letter to My Father About Duty ............................................................127
Letter to a Young Cop About Technology .............................................133
Letter to a Young Cop About Communication ....................................139x
One More Letter to the Young Cop About Communication
(It's That Important!) ................................................................................145
Letter to My Wife About Why People Don't Want Cops Around ..........151
Letter to a Young Cop About Being the Opposite of a Hero ............. 157
Letter to a Young Cop About the Weather ...........................................161
To the Officer Who Didn't Show Up for Work ...................................169
Letter to Those Who Believe Social Workers Can Replace Cops.............175
Letter to My Sister-in-Law About Our Mistakes ................................ 181
Second Thank-You Letter to My Seasonal Officers .............................189
Letter to the Public About a Cop's Use of Force ..................................193
Apology to the Woman I Put in Danger When I Failed to
Use Force ....................................................................................................199
Letter to a Young Cop About a Cop's Use of Force ............................ 205
more chapters also, will not fit here.
