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Unable to predict or prevent levels of organised crime few thought possible in this country, the NSW police force now lurches from one crises to the next. The Cronulla riots, the Redfern riots, and the Macquarie Field riots are just a few of the notable public order debacles. This on top of the emergence of the Middle East crime gangs, outlaw motorcycle gang, Pacific Islander crime, the apparently endless blowing up of ATMs across the city and a type of lawlessness on the streets few could have imagined.Where are the police who bought security to our community? Those that could have this madness are long gone. The cops that once brought safety to the community streets for over a century have now become the enemies of the state.Drawing on the extensive research from parliamentary enquiries, royal commissions, court documents, interviews, police court briefs, speeches, television and newspaper coverage, Tim Priest reveals the scandals, blunders and media propaganda within the power brokers of our society. These are the cover-ups that leave New South Wales vulnerable ant that have been kept from the public domain until now.