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Category: Book
Authors: Joe Arpaio, Len Sherman
Publisher: AMACOM
Studio: AMACOM
Manufacturer: AMACOM
Label: AMACOM
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.3
ISBN: 0814401996
Dewey Decimal Number: 363.2092
EAN: 9780814401996
ASIN: 0814401996
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
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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.
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 Good gift choice September 7, 2008
We gave this book as a birthday gift. My brother lives in Montana and has heard about sheriff Joe and admires what he has achieved here in Arizona. So.......we felt it would be the perfect gift. He loves it and has shared it with friends to read. We, too admire Sheriff Joe and just wish there were more like him!
Ann Mesa, Az
 A little disappointed in the sheriff August 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I 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 John McCain do not like each other, I get it. But was the timing of the book just coincidentally in the final stretch of the presidential campaign? Maybe, but the suspicion casts a negative shadow on an otherwise fascinating story. Joe, I wish you'd left politics out of your book just as you've tried to keep them out of your job.
 Joe's Law August 12, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Joe'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.
Joe's Law July 25, 2008
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
A must read for all law enforcement agencies and politicians, especially democrats!! We need more Sheriff Joes.
WONDERFUL to listen to, uplifting July 23, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
Joe 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 to help in New Orleans when Lousiana sheriffs were afraid.
How he uses the posse to find vehicles carrying illegal immigrants. How he uses the posse to notify parents of drug use in certain high schools.
An inspiring book to listen to. Best I ever listened to.
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