Corruption In Edward Conlon's Blue Blood

The book “Blue Blood” by Edward Conlon was a very well written book expressing his experiences as being a cop. I really liked this book although at times it was a little hard to follow because of its stories within stories, however it was very enjoyable. I loved how Edward was writing of his experiences while he was still working, for example a lot of people would just recollect their experiences but Edward was writing while it was happening. Which is much better for accuracy and detail of events. As relative to our class, I was interested in the topics of corruption, politics, and fraternity of police officers.

Many people may or may not realize that no matter where you are, corruption within police departments is taking place. It is a matter of how the upper level deals with this problem, being the only way they can fix it. Corruption will happen but the bosses are responsible for fixing this problem when finding out, and letting it slide will only encourage them or provoke others to do the same. Corruption is a very difficult thing to deal with because it can happen anywhere, and it does happen everywhere. Ten percent of police officers already come in corrupt, …show more content…
The combination of experience from Edward and my knowledge on these issues make this book a good read. I would recommend this book to anyone working in law enforcement or interested in law enforcement of some kind. This book has also helped shed some light on what goes on inside the blue walls to a degree. Conlon does a really good job of balancing his life with something else he loves, writing. This is the most important factor in becoming a police officer, you must balance your life with things you love or else you will get caught up in everything inside the police world, and you may not have anything left for the outside unless you balance