Tools Of The Trade

Sometimes in the NYPD the only difference between the cop and the criminal is a badge. New York Times- (9-23)"His years wearing a badge in Brooklyn would prove to be on the job training for a second career as a purveyor of prostitutes and pimps, because of his familiarity with the tools of the trade and Vice. The dirty cops would tip off their associates when undercover officers were on the way. Detective Paz one of alleged dirty cops once stated- "It was a good job to protect the people, to be part of the good side not the bad" Thousands of hours of surveillance and recordings of conversations had been collected. The investigators at IAB took so long to make the arrest because of the secrecy involved. "Policing the police without tipping off the officers brings its challenges"
  Sex crimes and drug sale allegations at John Jay College of criminal justice- against the faculty-