About this book

From the police academy to the precinct, Walk the Blue Line is a first-person tour through the days and nights of American policing. PROTECT These men and women are our eyes. Our ears. Our protectors. Those who wear a badge, doing their best to help people. SERVE These officers serve their community. They serve their country. They’re in the business of saving lives—even at the risk of their own. DEFEND These patrol officers and K9 handlers, sheriffs and detectives, reveal what it’s really like to wear the uniform, to carry the weight of the responsibility they’ve been given. This is a calling. This is the job