Blue Power: How Police Organized to Protect and Serve Themselves

A history of police unions that reveals how American law enforcement built a political movement that made cops untouchable.

“A tour de force ... Read it now.” -Ruth Wilson Gilmore, author ofAbolition Geography

In America today, police enjoy unmatched power. On the streets, officers employ violence at their own discretion. Behind closed doors, they are even more powerful. In city halls, police strong-arm local leaders and nullify attempts at public oversight. And in state legislatures and Wash...