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Books : Joe's Law: America's Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs and Everything Else That Threatens AmericaIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $24.00 Amazon.com's Price: $16.32 You Save: $7.68 (32%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 363.2092 EAN: 9780814401996 ISBN: 0814401996 Label: AMACOM Manufacturer: AMACOM Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: May 29, 2008 Publisher: AMACOM Studio: AMACOM Sales Rank: 73264 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Book Description: Outspoken, no-nonsense, and eminently fascinating, Joseph M. Arpaio captured the public's imagination from his first day as sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, in 1992. He has become an icon, not only in his own state, but all over the world. For 15 years, he has maintained an unprecedented 80% approval rating. Famous for his "get smart and get tough" approach to jails, "Sheriff Joe," as he is universally known, conceived The Tent City Jail where he houses his inmates in surplus army tents left over from the Korean War. Known as the "Alcatraz of Arizona," the jail features chain gangs and stringent discipline. By eliminating all comforts for his inmates, he has managed to shave $500,000 annually from the cost of keeping prisoners. But he also offers a wide range of educational and therapeutic courses for inmates. To his ardent followers, he is a hero for both his toughness on crime and his sense of humanity. While his opponents decry him for his iron-fisted approach, no one can deny that Sheriff Joe is one of the country's most respected elected officials. Joe's Law is an uncensored look by "America's Toughest Sheriff" at some of the most important and difficult issues facing America today. As the first law enforcement official in the country to arrest illegal immigrants, Arpaio tackles illegal immigration head on--how it intertwines with drug trafficking, taxes, and crime, and how it impacts health care and education as well. Arpaio offers innovative and fair ways to solve this dilemma and many others, not only in his own state but throughout the country.Compelling and courageous, this is a candid take on some of America's most pressing social problems, and one man's revolutionary vision for eliminating them. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A little disappointed in the sheriffI have been following the Joe Arpaio/Maracopa County Jail story for several years, and have been a big fan of his common-sense approach to law enforcement. The tales of the drug war, border enforcement, and fighting the bureaucracy were extremely entertaining. I was frustrated that he never got to put Paris Hilton in one of his chain-gangs, but my guess is she will stay out of southern Arizona until Joe retires. And then we got to chapter eleven...politics. The sheriff and Senator ... Read More Rating:  - Joe's LawJoe's Law: America's Toughest Sheriff Takes on Illegal Immigration, Drugs and Everything Else That Threatens America I truly enjoyed this book. Of course, Joe is one of my idols. With him we can get this county back in order, He is the most courageous person that has been in this office as Sheriff since I have been in Phoenix (Maricopa County) Arizona. (1979). Keep up the good work. This book is well written. Rating: - Joe's LawA must read for all law enforcement agencies and politicians, especially democrats!! We need more Sheriff Joes. Rating: - WONDERFUL to listen to, upliftingJoe Arpaio is better than I had heard. He runs a high school with tough standards. Has prisoners take care of animals to learn to respect living things. Has women prisoners do work. Took away nearly all TV entertainment. He tells how he has singlehandedly found and then arrested big international drug dealers. He has a large posse of volunteers who pay for all their own equipment including vans, trucks, and even a helicopter! How they used the Phoenix volunteer's helicopter ... Read More Rating:  - Terrible approach to one of America's most important isuesJoe Arpaio's approach to immigration enforcement is to "get tough" and to shame anyone who thinks differently. I'm not satisfied with getting tough on immigration, it's time to "get smart" on immigration. Arpaio's gestapo tactics rely on fear and violence, and have the net effect of pushing people elsewhere -- forcing more migration. Arpaio lacks any true understanding of the "push" and "pull" factors that are the engine of Latin American immigration patterns into the US -- the forces that push them ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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