Cop

a journalist infiltrates the police

Valentin Gendrot

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Scribe Publications
28 September 2021

Biography; Reportage & collected journalism; Social issues & processes; Social discrimination; Police & security services

The story of a French journalist who infiltrated the country's police force, revealling a culture of racism and violence in which officers act with impunity.

What happens behind the walls of a police station? In order to answer this question, undercover journalist Valentin Gendrot puts his life on hold for two years. He decides to undertake training and become a police officer. Several months later, Gendrot is working in a police station in one of the tough northern arrondissements of Paris, where relations between the law and locals are strained.

Gendrot hides nothing. He witnesses police brutality, racism, blunders, and cover-ups. But he also sees the oppressive working conditions that officers endure, and mourns the tragic suicide of a colleague.

Asking important questions about who holds institutional power and how we can hold them to account, Cop is a gripping expose of a world never before seen by outsiders.

A courageous investigation. Cop reveals insights that will be familiar to those at the receiving end of racist policing anywhere.' -Antony Loewenstein, The Saturday Paper

'An explosive new book by an investigative journalist has drawn fresh attention to police brutality and racism in France ... Chronicling the author's training and the six months he spent as a police officer in one of Paris' poorest districts ... its vivid portrayal underlines how France's history of racism and present-day police tactics have remained relatively unexamined.' -Matt Bradley, NBC News

'A journalist who spent almost six months undercover in a Paris police force witnessed racism, almost daily violence and a culture of impunity for officers who mistreated civilians ... The book's release follows a period of increased criticism of police in France.' -Jamie Clifton, Vice

By: Valentin Gendrot
Imprint: Scribe Publications
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 256g
ISBN: 9781922310774
ISBN 10: 1922310778
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 28 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Valentin Gendrot (Author) Valentin Gendrot worked on local newspapers and radio after graduating from journalism college, and carried out several undercover investigations - including working on a Toyota production line and in a Lidl supermarket - before joining the Paris police force.

Reviews for Cop: a journalist infiltrates the police

An explosive new book by an investigative journalist has drawn fresh attention to police brutality and racism in France... chronicles the author's training and the six months he spent as a police officer in one of Paris' poorest districts... its vivid portrayal underlines how France's history of racism and present-day police tactics have remained relatively unexamined. --Matt Bradley, NBC News A journalist who spent almost six months undercover in a Paris police force witnessed racism, almost daily violence and a culture of impunity for officers who mistreated civilians... The book's release follows a period of increased criticism of police in France. --Jamie Clifton, Vice