tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post7261076917877403326..comments2023-10-23T07:29:04.584-07:00Comments on destination unknown: Shudde M'ell Confidential: Motorcycle CopsChristianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-69949485844260477622013-05-08T13:58:28.812-07:002013-05-08T13:58:28.812-07:00I have found the Images of America series to be ve...I have found the Images of America series to be very inspiring as I work on this campaign. They have one on the LAPD I think I will check out. :) <br /><br />Currently, I just started reading Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern by Joshua Zeitz in order to get a better handle on the social situation of the 20s and 30s as it pertains to male-female relations. christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-3965607413923361442013-05-08T10:47:46.769-07:002013-05-08T10:47:46.769-07:00"I'm guessing that early police officers ..."I'm guessing that early police officers didn't put up with much."<br /><br />That's correct. <i>Secrets of Los Angeles</i> might be worth checking out. I remember it's got some good info on the LAPD (among many other things). If I recall correctly, up until about the mid-20s the LAPD was little more than an organized goon squad--and by LAPD standards, you know that's really saying something! I believe the 30s were a time when the department was trying to rehabilitate its image and purge corruption, to varying degrees of success.David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.com