Blue on Blue: An Insider's Story of Good Cops Catching Bad Cops

Charles Campisi

Feb 2017 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

In one of the most illuminating portraits of police work ever, Chief Charles Campisi describes the inner workings of the world’s largest police force and his unprecedented career putting bad cops behind bars. “Compelling, educational, memorable…this superb memoir can be read for its sheer entertainment or as a primer on police work—or both” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).

From 1996 to 2014 Charles Campisi headed NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau, working under four police commissioners and gaining a reputation as hard-nosed and incorruptible. During Campisi’s IAB tenure, the number of New Yorkers shot, wounded, or killed by cops every year declined by ninety percent, and the number of cops failing integrity tests shrank to an equally startling low. But to achieve those exemplary results, Campisi had to triple IAB’s staff, hire the very best detectives, and put the word out that corruption wouldn’t be tolerated.

Blue on Blue provides “a rare glimpse inside one of the most secretive branches of policing…and a compelling, behind-the-scenes account of what it takes to investigate police officers who cross the line between guardians of the public to criminals. It’s a mesmerizing exposé on the harsh realities and complexities of being a cop on the mean streets of New York City and the challenges of enforcing the law while at the same time obeying it” (The New York Journal of Books). Campisi allows us to listen in on wiretaps and feel the adrenaline rush of drawing in the net. It also reveals new threats to the force, such as the possibility of infiltration by terrorists.

“A lively memoir [told with] verve, intriguing detail, and a generous heart” (The Wall Street Journal) and “an expose of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureaus [that is] enlightening and entertaining” (The New York Times Book Review), Blue on Blue will forever change the way you view police work.

Ratings and reviews

This is a non-fictional account of this author's work mainly in Internal Affairs .. just what the title says ... good cops catching bad cops. From his days as a street cop to heading NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau, this is a fascinating look at the inner workings of the ever growing New York Police Department. The author mentions several names that are probably well known to lots of people such as Frank Serpico and Bill DeBlasio and Rudy Giuliani. Campisi worked under four police commissioners and put together a plan to scout out and remove corrupt police that is still the gold standard today in police departments across the country. This is a well written account that anyone and everyone in law enforcement or who wants to be in law enforcement should read. Many thanks to the author / Scribner / Netgalley for the digital copy and the opportunity to read this most interesting book. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

WHY CAN'T I DOWNLOAD A FREE SAMPLE OF THIS BOOK? It looks like a very interesting book. Mr. Campisi contact your publisher please.

Fantastic book

About the author

Charles Campisi was Chief of the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau from 1996 to 2014. In his years on the job he developed model strategies for investigating corruption, which have been adopted by law enforcement agencies across the US and abroad. A graduate of the FBI National Academy and Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, he currently works as a Senior VP at the private investigation firm Cyber Diligence. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

Gordon Dillow has been a reporter, columnist, and war correspondent for more than thirty years. He has written for a number of newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times, and is the author or coauthor of numerous books. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.