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Joseph Arpaio's recent autobiography, America's Toughest Sheriff: How to Win the War Against Crime, derives its title from Arpaio's tough stance as a law enforcement official. Arpaio was born in 1932 and served in the U.S. Army for three years during the Korean War. After the war, he spent the next mostra altro 25 years with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. He quickly excelled in undercover work and in capturing drug offerders-skills that earned him a Special Agent post. After concluding his federal career, Arpaio was elected sheriff of Maricopa County, in Arizona, in 1992. As sheriff, Arpaio has garnered both fame and notoriety. He implemented many innovative programs, including returning convicted inmates to chain gangs and creating a tent city for inmates. While his ideas have proven efficient and inexpensive, many people claim that his treatment of prisoners is harsh and inhumane. Many of Arpaio's tough-on-crime philosophies are detailed in his book. Arpaio lives in Arizona. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Joe Arpaio
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- Data di nascita
- 1932-06-14
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
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This was a very interesting read. Given the amount of bad press that local papers try to generate about the sheriff, it is interesting to get his side of the issues. His take on law enforcement is very refreshing and far-sighted. His background in law enforcement is remarkable, but rarely commented on by the media, who seem to have decided that he should be replaced. As the sheriff says, you cannot belief everything you read in the papers. He could not be more correct
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There are many things in the book that struck me. This is but a small sample of places that I found notable.
"The failure of the federal government and its many agencies to work together and tackle this problem in the most efficient manner possible only made the situation worse, which, in convoluted government-think, only benefited both agencies, allowing them to further validate their existences and increase their budget and power. In brief, the government's very incompetence was the justification for giving that same government more taxpayer money to do the job at which it had already failed. (Page 175)
"The problem of corruption is a matter of money, mortality, and morality. It destroys lives and souls. It tears apart families and governments. (Page 187)
"I had to deal with Manuel Noriega. ... The BNDD knew that Noriega was involved with drug deals, murders, ... Noriega was on the CIA payroll and had been for years... Noriega played both sides: He would secretly fly in weapons to the contras, on behalf of the CIA, and fly out drugs, ... The panamanian government wasn't that dissimilar from other governments with which I dealt." (Page 188-189)
"The American government cannot reform every corrupt or inept regime and society around the world. Of course, considering that our own government is hardly infallible, let alone incorruptible, it would be presumptuous to think that we could." (Page 189)… (altro)