Joseph Wambabugh: 'Truth' or Fiction?
Number of pages:
6
ABSTRACT:
(6 pp) Ralph Waldo Emerson asked, 'What is life
but the angle of vision? A man is measured by the
angle at which he looks at objects. What is life
but what a man is thinking of all day? This is his
fate and his employer. Knowing is the measure of
the man. By how much we know, so we are.'
This statement over a century ago, seems
particularly poignant considering police scandals
across the country. Is loss of humanity and self,
one of the by-products of a police career? Police
author Joseph Wambaugh portrays his characters with
the resulting human frailties of their work. We
will examine his 'fiction' to attempt to see how
stress affects this vital section of our workforce.
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