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Good Cop, Bad War

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All in all, it got me thinking that law enforcement and mental health providers should work more closely to protect the vulnerable and weaken the power of the drug gangsters. The scary part is the two parallel worlds that he portrays and how on going to a town he managed to pick out the people to contact and within a couple of introductions he was face to face with some of the most dangerous people at loose in the country. It details his experiences up to the point of his epiphany - the moment when he realises how fruitless and destructive it is for the police to wage war on drug dealers, and people who take drugs. Good Cop, Bad War is probably one of the most absorbing reads I've had in terms of a non-fiction memoir I've experienced.

What’s most alarming is the point Neil demonstrates with painful clarity: that police action drives much of this. He really did fight the good fight against some very unpleasant men but also I think there was also lots of obsession and addiction within him driving him to do more and more undercover operations. Neil worked in a relatively small area, in towns and cities around the peak district, except Brighton. Drawing on Neil’s experiences, with the insight that can only come from having fought on the front lines, GOOD COP, BAD WAR is at once a narrative-driven true crime read and a fascinating story of a character under pressure.They way he always remembered that addicts and people caught up in drug use or dealing are often the victims and they needed help, support and the protection of the police instead of being collateral damage was what fascinated me the most. En nuestro catálogo encontrarás best-sellers, novelas románticas, libros de misterio, libros de desarrollo profesional, novelas de ciencia ficción y mucho más! This book is a very interesting read if you are interested in the casualties of 'The War On Drugs' or how drug dealers and criminals operate in general.

Very gripping account, and very persuasive on its central argument, although I have to admit that he was preaching to the converted with me. This is why Neil started to see legalisation as the only solution and would support a change in government policy on drugs. It takes a certain courage for a person to take an unflinching look at their life’s work, a cold, forensic, unwavering look. It will be tempting for those in favour of prohibition to paint Neil Woods as a limp-wristed, bleeding-heart liberal. Best book I've read since Chasing The Scream by Johan Hari, ranging from terrifying to heart wrenching moments written about the UK drugs war.HAT has an 80% success rate in weaning addicts off heroin, far higher than any other approach on record. Can't believe so many people don't see this bigger picture that says one simple things - nothing, fucking nothing comes from out nowhere. Exceptionally well written with a subject matter so many of us encounter or have a predisposed opinion of, without having actually experienced it first-hand, nor attempted to grasp an opinion outside that of usual public perception. What was also informative to me is the author's frankness about his innermost feelings, his dilemmas and struggle with a system that was becoming more difficult to believe in and the courage it took to do something about it. He starts by sharing how he got into the police force and ended by explaining how his perspective about the "war" they had been fighting shifted.

Starting out in the early 90s and making the rules up as he went, Neil was at the forefront of police surveillance. Everyone shrugs it off – with so much money in the drugs game, corruption is part and parcel of the whole deal. Against the usual outcry from opposition groups and sections of the security apparatus, Portugal decriminalised drug use, and shifted drug policy from law enforcement to public health. In Switzerland they created a series of official injection centres in major cities, supplying clean equipment, medical advice and a space where addicts could inject safely. Good Cop, Bad War' is a unique story about a man with a striking ability to infiltrate and extinguish drug gangs, but who, as the success of his operations grows, becomes disillusioned with the 'War on Drugs', as he sees how it demonises those who need help while empowering 'the very worst elements in society'.Neil Woods provides a very compelling argument in support of the decriminalisation of drugs in Good Cop, Bad War (2016).

This ability to emphasise with the underdog might explain how the doubts started, it is certainly the case that Neil found it difficult when the very addicts he felt for were rounded up with the hardened gangsters when an operation came to a close. Before you imagine this is about policy, the majority of the book is about police undercover work and how that feels from the inside. A painfully honest and touching memoir, this books is a must read for anyone even remotely concerned by the issues raised. I have read enough narco books and educated myself to know that this ‘War on Drugs’ is a total sham.These guys will spend months working in an area, just so their faces have been seen and their backstory carries more weight. They receive massive logistical support, with forged documents at the ready to corroborate their cover identities, and the most state-of-the-art espionage equipment available. There was an arms race between the criminals and the police which was mostly harming drug users, who needed help not prison, and it was having no effect on the supply and availability of drugs on the streets. People are people, and innate humanity is essential -- the police must be focused on their basic reality, your job is to help people, and protect them.

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