The Tarnished Badge

The Tarnished Badge
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 157
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 148048816X

The men of a posse on the trail of an outlaw begin to turn on one another What made Jake Worthy rob his hometown bank? Was it stupidity? Daring? Or did he simply not think the men of Quirt, Arizona, had the skill to catch him? Three days out of Quirt, the group sent after Worthy is coming apart at the seams. The richest man in town is complaining about the hardships of the trail. Alongside him are a couple of greenhorns, a few refugees from the saloon, and a redheaded man whose steely confidence the sheriff simply does not trust. By law, the chase must end at the county line—but Sheriff Fawcett fears the posse is beyond his control. To capture Worthy and retrieve the stolen gold, the men of Quirt will push themselves to the limit, even if it means turning outlaw themselves.

The Tarnished Badge

The Tarnished Badge
Author: Ralph Lee Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 1974
Genre: Police
ISBN:

This work focuses on incidents of police corruption in the 1960's. It examines the significant cases during that time period including information taken from official investigations of Back Bay Boston, downtown Buffalo, suburban Westchester, and many other cities throughout the nation.

Dead Man's Guns

Dead Man's Guns
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 87
Release: 2014-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480488380

Rescued by settlers, an injured lawman fights to regain his memory His horse shot out from under him, the sheriff scrambles across ragged wasteland, desperate to outrun the four riders behind him. Bullets sing through the air as the chase comes to an abrupt halt at the lip of the Snake River Gorge. Far below him, the rapids roar through the canyon, and the lawman has no choice but to jump. He falls, slamming his head on a rock, and sinks into unconsciousness. He washes up on the riverbank near a small farm, where young Teresa Bright drags him to safety. His rescuer finds no clue to his identity but a piece of a badge nestled in his front pocket. She and her father wash and dress the stranger’s wounds, but they can do nothing to bring back his shattered memory. Whoever this man is, there were killers on his tail, and they will not rest until he’s found.

Law Enforcement Ethics

Law Enforcement Ethics
Author: Brian D. Fitch
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2013-03-22
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1483323730

This unique collection of essays covers many of the important facets of law enforcement ethics, including the selection, training, and supervision of officers. Editor Brian D. Fitch brings together the works of a diverse task force with a vested interested in reducing officer misconduct—including law enforcement scholars, educators, and practitioners from a variety of disciplines—to present a comprehensive look at this critical subject that is gaining more attention in agencies and in the media today. The text covers topics on the roles of culture, environment, social learning, policy, and reward systems as they pertain to law enforcement ethics, as well as the ethics of force, interrogations, marginality, and racial profiling. This volume also covers several unique aspects of ethics, such as the role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in misconduct (PTSD), cheating during law enforcement promotional practices, off-duty misconduct, and best practices in developing countries.

Rogue Law

Rogue Law
Author: Paul Lederer
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2014-06-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480488445

Run off his land, a rancher is forced to take the most dangerous job in town: marshal Julius Lang is chatting with the marshal when the killers ride down Main Street, and he doesn’t have time to reach for his gun before a storm of bullets cuts the lawman down. This is the fourth marshal Montero has lost this year, and the townspeople want Lang to be the fifth. He’d rather return to the safety of his failing ranch, but when a brassy young San Francisco woman comes and claims his land as her own, he’s left with no choice but to take the badge—and be measured for a coffin along with it. The killers who run this town expect Lang to be just another pushover, but he’s ready to surprise them. This rancher has lost everything, and he will kill to get it back.