Books for Real Cops

What Cops Know - a great compilation of stories from real cops

Pure Cop - another great compilation of stories from real cops

Trooper Down!: Life & Death on the Highway Patrol - stories
from real state troopers in their own words

The Detectives - stories from NYPD's Detective Bureau

The Making of a Cop - follow recruits through the New York
City Police Academy

Crime Scene: An in-Depth Introduction to Forensics - from Fingerprints to DNA Testing - a 'behind the scenes' look into the world of forensic investigation by one of the nation's top criminalists

Mindhunter: Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit - a great book by one of the pioneers of criminal personality profiling that lead to the capture and conviction of some of the nations worst criminals

A Treasury of Police Humor - cartoons, strange but true police reports, weird news from around the world, stupid criminals and funny top ten lists