A fresh and expanded take on Leonard Freed's classic 1980 book, this new edition is the definitive collection of Freed's photographs of the New York police department during the turbulent 1970s. Magnum photographer Freed worked alongside the New York police for several years, documenting the gritty reality of life 'on the beat' at a notorious time of soaring crime and great social unrest, with the city near bankruptcy.
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A fresh and expanded take on Leonard Freed's classic 1980 book, this new edition is the definitive collection of Freed's photographs of the New York police department during the turbulent 1970s. Magnum photographer Freed worked alongside the New York police for several years, documenting the gritty reality of life 'on the beat' at a notorious time of soaring crime and great social unrest, with the city near bankruptcy.