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Interviews with Joseph Wambaugh
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Joseph Wambaugh, once a police officer, recalls his trials as a policeman and trying to write books. He talks about crime being out of control in America and how genetic fingerprinting, discovered in England, is supposed to change the way criminals are tracked. Also, Joseph Wambaugh talks about his tribulations of writing with a voice that would be true for both America and England. Listen
to the Joseph Wambaugh interview with Don Swaim, 1989 Joseph Wambaugh discusses his essays about police officers and the certain kinds of stresses that come with being a police officer. He and Don also discuss his books The Glitter Dome and The Choirboys as well as police brutality, police carrying their weapons off duty and gun control. Listen
to the Joseph Wambaugh interview with Don Swaim, 1981 |
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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio. © Ohio University |