Brian S. Bentley is a former
10 year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department . He is the author of One Time : The Story
of a South Central Los Angeles Police Officer; Honor Without Integrity; and, Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice.
According to the book description of One Time: The Story of a South
Central Los Angeles Police Officer, it A hardcore look into the mind of a patrol officer working in South Central
Los Angeles. The author uses personal testimony to illustrate how "Da Hood" changed him from a "community base"
police officer into an aggressive predator of gang members. The LAPD recruitment posters forgot to mention
that he would be shot at, called an "Uncle Tom," and treated like an outsiders by his partners because he grew up
and lived in the neighborhood he patrolled. The employment pamphlets failed to describe the helplessness he would feel while
handling rape investigations or the sadness he would have to block out at homicide scenes.
Nothing prepared him for what he would experience. His Bachelors degree did not
prepare him for a career with the LAPD. Growing up with gang members did not prepare him for the streets as a cop. The only
adequate preparation he had was his religious beliefs. He was prepared to die.
One reader of One Time: The Story of a South Central Los Angeles Police
Officer said, “A hardcore look into the mind of a patrol officer working in South Central Los Angeles.
The author uses personal testimony to illustrate how "Da Hood" changed him from a "community base" police
officer into an aggressive predator of gang members. The LAPD
recruitment posters forgot to mention that he would be shot at, called an "Uncle Tom," and treated like an outsiders
by his partners because he grew up and lived in the neighborhood he patrolled. The employment pamphlets failed to describe
the helplessness he would feel while handling rape investigations or the sadness he would have to block out at homicide scenes.
Nothing prepared him for what he would
experience. His Bachelors degree did not prepare him for a career with the LAPD. Growing up with gang members did not prepare
him for the streets as a cop. The only adequate preparation he had was his religious beliefs. He was prepared to die.”
Another reader of One Time
: The Story of a South Central Los Angeles Police Officer, “I very much enjoyed reading this book. It
was very easy reading and went very quickly. While the author had some very interesting stories to tell, however, I think
the publisher did him wrong for publishing it as is. There are a lot of editing mistakes and typos within the context that
at times can make it somewhat difficult to follow. However, despite these mistakes, I highly recommend the book to anyone
who is interested in law enforcement, especially in L.A. I'm sure it would be an eye opener. I never realized how violent
a city L.A. could be.”
According to the book description of
Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice, it “examines the dating history of a woman who matured from a young
girl that was attracted to possessive boys, into a woman who became involved with verbally and physically abusive men.
The book also gives helpful tips on
how to survive abusive relationships. Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice begins each chapter with interviews of actual police officers.
In addition, the author gives readers a unique inside view of domestic violence from a patrol officer’s perspective.
Hit Me Once, Hit Me Twice provides readers with important information on restraining orders, crime reports relating to domestic
violence, key words victims should use when speaking to the police and what physical evidence victims should point out during
battery investigations. The author wants to reach young women before the police are needed.”
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