{"product_id":"on-the-job-in-the-big-apple-9781959895084","title":"On the Job in the Big Apple","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe New York City Police Department had its origin in trying to find a better way\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto control the rising crime rate as early as the mid-19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you begin reading, you will understand how the crime, in the city that never\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esleeps was brought on by the massive population growth which caused primarily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby poor Irish immigrants from Ireland beginning in the 1820s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou will learn how New York City implemented the London, England policing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emodel of a full-time professional police force in 1845. This was done with the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eestablishment of the Municipal Police, replacing the inadequate, outdated night\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewatch system which had been in place since the 17th century with the founding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Dutch colonial city of New Amsterdam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Municipal Police were impatiently replaced by a Metropolitan Police.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther local police were consolidated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs you keep reading, you will be amazed how I took you to the past and back to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe present time. It was not easy collecting stories about this great second-to-none\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganization, but it was not impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma Iris Pagan Morales was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. When she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewas seven years old, her family relocated to New York City. She comes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom a very lovable family. Her parents, Juan Jose Pagan Rodriguez, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Digna Morales Figueroa, now deceased, always encouraged her\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith her projects as a writer and teaching career. Norma had three\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esiblings, Adelin Milagros Pagan Morales, Juan Jose Pagan Morales, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand Julio Manuel Pagan Morales. Julio Manuel Pagan Morales died\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon September 19, 1998. He was also known for his writing\/composer skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma did all her academic studies in New York City, Puerto Rico, and Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe worked in the City of New York Police Department. As an Educator, she worked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein New York City Bd. of Education as an English Teacher, in Puerto Rico Bd. of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEducation as an English teacher and in the Puerto Rico Army National Language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCenter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has teaching certifications for English as a Second Language, Teaching English\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas a Foreign Language and Spanish as a second Language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorma has published five books: Proud of My Puerto Rican Bequest, Porque Soy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoricua? Poemas del Alma, Art in Written Form and A Baffl ing Short Stories Collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West Point Print and Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781959895084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norma Iris Pagan Morales","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589582950581,"sku":"9781959895084","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_93b16fa4-a064-4a07-b989-f5786ab91569.jpg?v=1673327152","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-the-job-in-the-big-apple-9781959895084","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}