"Seven Shades of Blue" is organized in career experience segments, from entry to "Curtains." This book provides the reader with an exciting inside look at a career cop's life and the challenges that police face throughout a full career. It is written in a style similar to Joseph Wambaugh's, and in a format that mirrors Mark Baker's "COPS." However, the author's experiences with the military and six different agencies over four decades makes for a...

Ever Wonder What It's Like to Be a Cop? Father and son, Jim and Jay Padar, know well what it's like. Both have served as Chicago police officers with over fifty years of combined experience between them. On Being a Cop describe the adrenaline-pumping, heart-pounding moments of their life-and-death experiences fighting crime, the emotional toll that the job takes upon them and their families, the value of a support system that includes chaplains, partners,...