Becoming New York's Finest: Race, Gender, and the Integration of the Nypd, 1935-1980

After excluding women and African Americans from its ranks for most of its history, the New York City Police Department undertook an aggressive campaign of integration following World War II. This is the first comprehensive account of how and why the NYPD came to see integration as a highly coveted political tool, indispensable to policing.

Author: A. Darien
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 10/17/2013
Pages: 279
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781137321930

About the Author

Andrew Darien is Associate Professor of History at Salem State University, USA, where he teaches courses in modern United States History and Oral History. He has published widely on civil rights, New York history, and oral history.