Walking with the Devil: The Police code

by Michael Quinn

Overview

A brutally frank expose of the “police code of silence” entitled Walking With the Devil (subtitled “What bad cops don’t want you to know and good cops won’t tell you”). Unlike so many police chiefs who like to gloss over the strong pressures and really difficult ethical dilemmas that result all too frequently in police officers. (Even the good ones) doing the wrong thing. Quinn exposes and unravels them, through a number of true stories, many of which the author participated in. The great mystery of law enforcement has always been why 98% of our police officers do a difficult job well but will cover-up for the other 2%, with whom we would all be better off without—Mike Quinn has helped to explain why and how that occurs.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013641938
Publisher:	Quinn and Associates Publishing and Consulting
Publication date:	11/03/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	570 KB

About the Author

Michael W Quinn is a retired Minneapolis Police Sergeant. He served in every precinct of the city over a 23 year career. Her served 17 years on the SWAT team, 8 years with the FBI SWAT Team. He supervised some of the most high profile units in the department including the Repeat Offender Program, the Robbery Decoy Unit, and the Minneapolis Police Academy. During his tenure with the Force, Mike served over 300 high-risk warrants without a critical incident, conducting successful raids on armed and dangerous suspects, and diligently investigating allegations of internal criminal and departmental violations. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including departmental Commendations, Awards of Merit, and a Unit Citation, an Outstanding Service Award from the FBI, a Leadership award from the Urban League, two Meritorious Masts from the United States Marine Corps, and the Lifetime Achievement in Law Enforcement Training award from the Association of Training of Officers of Minnesota. He served for 5 years as a part-time Special Deputy U.S. Marshal.
He is an acknowledged contributor to The Tactical Edge by Calibre Press and he regularly teaches and has testified as an expert witness on such topics as Self Defense for Civilians, Search and Seizure, Firearms, Rappelling, Defensive Tactics, Pressure Point Control Tactics, Deadly Force, Chemical Agents, High Risk Warrants, and SWAT Tactics.
He is a member of the National Association of Ethics Trainers, the Hibbing Community College Law Enforcement Advisory Board, the editorial board of the National Law Enforcement Journal, and Community Faculty Member at Metropolitan State University.
A lifelong resident of Minneapolis, Mike lives with his wife of 41-plus years, with whom he shares a love for running, mountain biking, travel, and the great outdoors.

Editorial Reviews

Michael W. Quinn’s new book, Walking With the Devil: The Police Code of Silence, is a must-read for every ethical person involved with the legal system. Quinn writes in vivid street-cop language, compel-
ling police recuits’—and our—attention with gritty adrenaline-laced descriptions of the life-and-death, “slippery with blood and sweat” survival-mode situations in which gut instincts—“amygdala hijack- ings”—propel even th

Clara NiiSka

Michael W. Quinn is a retired Minneapolis Police Officer who is determined to bring to the attention of the public an informed and informative expose of what he calls the “police code of silence” in his book Walking With the Devil: What bad cops don’t want you to know and good cops won’t tell you. Deftly edited by Margot Willet, Walking With the Devil reveals why this police version of “Omerta” comes about and is enforced by the dangers of the job and th

James Cox

I firmly believe that Mike Quinn’s book should be mandatory reading for all recruits attending a police academy and on the International Association of Chiefs of Police professional development reading list. Whenever the opportunity presents itself I give this as a gift to young people as they prepare to start their career in Law Enforcement.
Richard Thomas, Chief of Police, Port Washington, Wisconsin and former Educational Consultant for the State of Wisconsin Department of Justice,

Richard Thomas

I found your book absolutely fascinating. It was the best book
on the topic I have read. The stories were riveting, the analysis and
research excellent, and the relevance to policing right on target. I
have passed the book on to a couple of colleagues, one of which I
expect will contact you shortly.
Steve Lewis, Senior Law Enforcement Consultant
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, California

Steve Lewis