Cop Cop

Breaking the Fixed System of American Policing

De: Mac Muir, Greg Finch

Narrado por: Phil Morris

This groundbreaking work takes listeners deep into the world of police oversight and reveals what really happens when everyday people try to hold the police accountable.

When you think about the police, who do you think of: Do you think of one officer, or the police as an institution? From movies and TV to the real world, a police presence looms over most conflict. But if there was a defining feature of the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd, it was the collective confusion about how America got to this point. Despite fragmented media coverage about police unions, militarization, and systemic racism, the average citizen’s knowledge remained hazy on what exactly police officers had been doing all along. It’s probably different than you would expect.

There is indeed a “Blue Wall of Silence,” but for the first time, it is possible to get behind it without being the police. The authors were senior investigators at the largest police oversight agency in America, tasked with policing the police in New York City. They are our eyes on the inside, and this book takes us into their world.

Cop Cop lays bare the web of real cases investigated by the authors over nearly a decade working for the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). As the authors combine their unique perspectives as police misconduct investigators, they provide a new way of framing the history of policing, tethering a story that begins in the fields of Ireland and the plantations of Barbados, courses along the cobblestone paths of Charleston, South Carolina, and London, England, flows through the heart of New York City, and bleeds into the present day.

As they unravel cases ranging from stops and frisks to chokeholds and shootings, they illuminate the overwhelming challenges faced by victims of police misconduct and officers alike, spurning both “Defund the Police” and “Blue Lives Matter” as they build a new argument for six concrete solutions to fix American policing.

©2025 Mac Muir and Greg Finch (P)2025 Zando

An Inside Look at Policing From a New Perspective. GREAT Book

Compelling and factual discussion of policing from the perspective of investigators working for a Civilian Complaint Review Board (the book is the first of its kind). The authors tell true stories from their NYPD caseloads and the challenges they faced in trying to respond to complaints about the police.

This book is a must read for anyone wanting to learn more about policing in the United States. The history of policing, the current state of affairs, and suggestions for police departments to become more responsive to community needs are addressed.

Well written, great narration, and overall, a very engaging book

Excellent book! This book holds within its pages both the problems with and some possible solutions to modern day Police work.

These authors both worked in the trenches of New York City, investigating police misconduct and therefore are qualified to give a rare and specialized peek behind the curtain. This book offers an honest look at policing in NYC from their perspective. It covers some of the cases they were tasked with investigating and a few other anecdotes.

They offer their take on why these types of problems continue today. Finally they offer possible workable solutions, providing examples and paths forward to work on and fix the ongoing problems. A good read for anyone and everyone who calls themselves an American and a patriot. This book is part of the solution to fixing many problems that exist today in America. It starts with a conversation based on truth and transparency. Go read this today.

Bonus points: audio book was read by Phil Morris! He is now my favorite audiobook reader. 10 out of 10!