Betrayed: The shocking story of two undercover cops
Sep 2010 · Allen & Unwin
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I've cheated, lied and deceived people. I've ruined marriages, ruined lives, ruined relationships, ruined the health of others, not to mention my own.'
What is it really like to live as an undercover cop? Joe and Jessie joined the NSW Police believing they could make a difference, but their whole life became a lie. They were cops pretending to be crooks. And their targets? Drug dealers, criminal gangs and, worst of all, bent police.
Surviving on deceit and gut instinct, Joe and Jessie lived in a world of drugs, violence and corruption. To all but their parents they were exactly what they seemed - a drug-dealing junkie and his girlfriend. When they could no longer endure the pressure, the danger and the terrible isolation they quickly discovered just how alone they really were.
This is more than a riveting true story of loyalty abused and courage betrayed. It is also a searing expos; of a police system out of control; of senior officers who, by putting secrecy above all else, destroyed the careers and nearly the lives of two honest cops.
What is it really like to live as an undercover cop? Joe and Jessie joined the NSW Police believing they could make a difference, but their whole life became a lie. They were cops pretending to be crooks. And their targets? Drug dealers, criminal gangs and, worst of all, bent police.
Surviving on deceit and gut instinct, Joe and Jessie lived in a world of drugs, violence and corruption. To all but their parents they were exactly what they seemed - a drug-dealing junkie and his girlfriend. When they could no longer endure the pressure, the danger and the terrible isolation they quickly discovered just how alone they really were.
This is more than a riveting true story of loyalty abused and courage betrayed. It is also a searing expos; of a police system out of control; of senior officers who, by putting secrecy above all else, destroyed the careers and nearly the lives of two honest cops.
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14 reviews
Eddie Gallo
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April 12, 2014
Very sad betrayal by a system that let's down far too many police officers leaving them to somehow try and pick up the pieces of was once a fulfilling life spent in serving the public. You are only wanted until it get a bit tough to look after you, then you are just hung out to dry with little support. This book tells it how it really is out there for those brave men and women who keep this society what it is.
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Missus Jas
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November 18, 2016
Just goes to show the politics of the police are more important than the welfare of the officers.
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About the author
Clive Small and Tom Gilling are the authors of the bestselling Smack Express: How organised crime got hooked on drugs and Blood Money: Bikies, terrorists and Middle Eastern gangs.
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