Police Wife - by Alex Roslin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors' prestigious Arlene Book Award. In "Police Wife," award-winning investigative journalist Alex Roslin takes readers inside the tightly closed police world and one of its most explosive secrets: domestic violence in up to 40% of police homes, which departments mostly ignore or let slide.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>You are not alone. </strong>As many as 40% of police officers have abused their intimate partner or child. Authorities mostly ignore the widespread violence. <strong>But help is out there. </strong>My award-winning book "Police Wife" explains why so many officers are abusive, what women can do to increase their safety and how we can help them. </p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>I loved your book</strong>.... This is a book that <strong>should be given to the wife or girlfriend of every single male police officer</strong>."</p><p><strong>- </strong>Sgt. Amy Ramsay, Retired, PhD, former president, International Association of Women Police</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Awards for "Police Wife" (second edition): </strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 Reader's Favorite International Book Awards, honorable mention</strong></p><p><strong>- American Book Fest's 2017 Best Book Awards Finalist</strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 Global Ebook Awards, bronze</strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 Arthur Ellis Awards for Excellence in Canadian Crime Writing, finalist, best nonfiction crime book category</strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 New York Book Festival, finalist</strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 Los Angeles Book Festival, finalist</strong></p><p><strong>- 2018 San Francisco Book Festival, finalist</strong></p><p><strong>- 2017 New England Book Festival, finalist</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Awards for the first edition of "Police Wife" include the<strong> American Society of Journalists and Authors' Arlene Book Award.</strong></p><p>_____________________</p><p><strong>"5 STARS... SHOCKING.... EYE-OPENING</strong>.... You will find yourself shaking your head in disbelief more than once.... Could save a person's life."</p><p>- Viga Boland, Reader's Favorite review</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"EXCELLENT JOB....</strong> An important read."</p><p>- Det. Albert Seng, PhD, Retired, Tucson Police Department, Arizona</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"NEEDS TO BE WIDELY CIRCULATED"</strong></p><p>- Leanor Johnson, sociologist, Arizona State University, former member, FBI advisory board on police stress and family violence</p><p><br></p><p><strong>"POLICE WIFE DELIVERS"</strong></p><p>- Staff Sgt. Margaret Shorter, Retired, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, former president, International Association of Women Police</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>POLICE ARE</strong> supposed to be the ones breaking up fights and putting the bad guy in jail. But what happens when they go home? Journalist Amy Morrison lived another side of policing in her marriage to a violent, controlling cop who drove her to the brink of suicide.</p><p><br></p><p>In "Police Wife," Morrison and other police wives share their harrowing and inspiring survival stories with award-winning investigative journalist Alex Roslin as he takes you inside the tightly closed police world and one of its most explosive secrets: domestic violence in up 40% of police homes, which departments mostly ignore or let slide.</p><p><br></p><p>"Police Wife" gives a rare front-seat look at the amazing struggles and courage of abused police spouses worldwide--from Los Angeles to Montreal, Puerto Rico and South Africa--the ordeals of a handful of intrepid cops trying to change policing from within and why the abuse is an epidemic, one that may be getting worse.</p><p><br></p><p>We learn that police officers commit up to 15 times more domestic violence than the public. But many police agencies don't typically fire an officer even after a sustained domestic violence complaint or criminal conviction.</p><p><br></p><p>"Police Wife" shows how violence in police families affects us all and is closely linked to botched responses to 911 domestic calls at other homes, police killings of African Americans, officer sexual misconduct and growing inequality in our communities.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>ALSO READ ADVICE</strong> for survivors, loved ones, advocates and researchers and recommendations for change.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"I loved your book.... This is a book that should be given to the wife or girlfriend of every single male police officer.... These women have no place to turn.... It is very apparent that neither the police nor the courts are willing to deal with the problem." - SGT. AMY L. RAMSAY, PhD, Ontario, senior police policy analyst, former president, International Association of Women Police, founding president, Ontario Women in Law Enforcement "Kudos and gratitude to Alex Roslin for speaking on behalf of the too-often silenced voices in abusive police families. This book needs to be widely circulated.... This book transforms the police wife's private agony into a public issue, provides a plethora of recommendations for effecting change and powerfully concludes that both private and public players share responsibility in liberating and empowering victims." - LEANOR JOHNSON, sociologist, Arizona State University, founder of ASU's African and African American Studies Department, former member of FBI advisory board on police stress and family violence "Amy's story mirrors mine in so many ways. Like her, I lived in fear for my personal safety and my life for years. Like her, I experienced violence at the hands of a police officer who was my intimate partner. Like her, I felt trapped in a system that would protect the perpetrator because of the badge he carried.... Batterers are attracted to professions in which they can have power and control over others.... All of us associated with this profession must make it clear domestic violence will not be tolerated in our ranks." - DEPUTY CHIEF DOTTIE DAVIS, Retired, Fort Wayne Police Department, Indiana, former chair, Governor's Council for the Prevention and Treat-ment of Family Violence, Indiana "Roslin has done an excellent job in Police Wife, painting an accurate picture of domestic violence in the police family. The average citizen is unaware of the issue that has been well known for years to the men wearing a badge and their agencies. Roslin's years of research reveal the heartbreaking violence that many officers inflict on their wives and children. Police Wife is an important read for any police officer's spouse, but is also recommended to anyone interested in a significant issue in today's society." - DET. ALBERT F. SENG, PhD, Retired, Tucson Police Department, Arizona "ALEX ROSLIN HAS THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED the pervasiveness of woman abuse perpetrated by male police officers and also the seemingly universal tendency of these officers' peers and superiors to close ranks around them, protect their careers and shield the bureaucratic evidence from the possibility of public scrutiny. "Roslin has brought to the surface a mostly hidden social issue that should matter greatly to every adult. His book is a must-read for anyone who has ever experienced-or known or worked with someone who has experienced-the misery of domestic violence." - DEBORAH HARRISON, sociologist, University of New Brunswick, author of The First Casualty: Violence Against Women in Canadian Military Communities, former member of the Canadian Forces Advisory Council to the federal Department of Veterans Affairs "I appreciated Ms. Morrison's candour. It is apparent that it has taken a great deal of courage to open herself and her story to the public.... Police Wife delivers." - STAFF SGT. MARGARET SHORTER, Retired, RCMP, president, International Association of Women Police "From the very first page, Police Wife sensitizes readers to the horrors of domestic violence, highlighting the extra challenges faced by victims of officer-batterers.... Police Wife takes a comprehensive look at a complex topic.... It's a substantial reference that includes endorsements from experts as well as practical resources for victims in the appendices." - KIMBERLY BOURGEOIS, Montreal Review of Books, Spring 2016<br>
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