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Jack Dunphy
“Jack Dunphy” is the pseudonym of an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. The opinions expressed are his own and almost certainly do not reflect those of the LAPD management.
Ignoring the Demographics of Murder Is Dangerous
How can cities fight crime effectively if discussing its racial and economic component is verboten?
No Love Lost Between LAPD and L.A. Times
They may be neighbors this time next year — but the city's police department and powerful newspaper have a running feud that has soured relations for decades.
Philly Police Scandal Needs Sober Analysis, Not Rev. Al’s Bullhorn
Philadelphia has been rocked by video of police officers beating black suspects on the street. A levelheaded investigation is needed, but Al Sharpton and his circus are coming to town.
The Sean Bell Verdict and Al Sharpton’s Culture of Grievance
Incidents like the Sean Bell shooting are "awful but lawful" — but the post-verdict antics of Al Sharpton and his acolytes will only inhibit police efforts to help crime-ridden neighborhoods.
Is a SWAT Team the Place to Get PC?
The selection process for the LAPD's top-notch SWAT team is being adjusted to bring in women — and the brass don't want to hear any objections to their affirmative action decision.
The End of ‘The Wire’, Not The Drug War
The Wire's big message was that the drug war has failed. However, this rational but flawed belief doesn't take away from the show's brilliance, writes Jack Dunphy.
Remembering an Officer Slain in the Line of Duty
Last week's funeral for the first Los Angeles SWAT team member to be killed on a call-up made Jack Dunphy "fearful of being a cop but also immensely proud."
Gang Violence in Black and White
From the moment he arrives at a crime scene, LA police officer Jack Dunphy knows whether or not the media will take interest. Any kind of murder or mayhem in wealthy white neighborhoods is certain to grab headlines; warring black and Latino gangs also make the news. But when LA gangs kill and maim within their own race and neighborhoods, no reporters bother to show.
Policing the LAPD
A new regulation will require "regular and periodic financial disclosures" by all Los Angeles police officers "who routinely handle valuable contraband or cash." Officer Jack Dunphy warns that such a measure will drive the LAPD's best from crime fighting and create a wasteful bureaucratic nightmare.
