I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know

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  • Karen Kaczmarczyk says:
    32 of 37 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    Not What I Expected From The Other Reviews, April 24, 2001
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    This review is from: I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know (Paperback)

    This book is excellent only if you love a cop who is either abusive, an alcoholic or who has been shot. I am married to a caring and happy law enforcement officer and it didn’t apply. Only 60 or so pages covers some of the everyday stresses of a cop’s life, which is why I bought the book. Even that section didn’t help me to empathize with the difficulties of my husband’s job because it told stories anyone could guess existed. The rest covered how to identify abuse, alcoholism, and extreme emotional difficulties like how to identify if someone is at risk for suicide. This book will scare anyone away from the thought of entering law enforcement. They’ll think they will inevitably turn into a monster. I want my money back.

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  • Anonymous says:
    9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
    4.0 out of 5 stars
    I Love A Cop, July 31, 2001
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    This review is from: I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know (Paperback)

    THis book was insightful to me as someone whose father was a cop for thirty years, advised me to never date a cop, and I reached the age of 40 before I decided to ignore my dad’s advice. I wish the book had focused more on dating, particularly, since the divorce rate is so high which likely means there are a significant number of police who are in relationships vs. marriage. Because I am not married to him, the support groups are minimal. After dating ( 8 months) this 44 year old cop who’s been on the force for 23 years, I was shocked to learn of his “secret” life of spending time in Reno and areas outside of Sacramento where there are numerous girlie type clubs and where there is illicit sexual activity. The author touched upon some of this, however, I am hoping that she will come out with another book that addresses some of these issues more in depth. Because of his experiences, our sexual life has become difficult as it appears to represent a kind of activity commensurate with the action of police life. More definitely needs to be written on the subject of being in relationship with a police. I Love A Cop represents a good beginning. Incidentally, I gave the book to him for reading and he was taken aback by some of the candor that allowed him to see elements of himself.

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  • Anonymous says:
    8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Excellent resource for law enforcement families!, February 27, 2002
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    Karen Kaczmarczyk (Mahanoy City, PA USA) –

    This review is from: I Love a Cop: What Police Families Need to Know (Paperback)

    My husband is a veteran police officer with 11 years on the streets. I’ve been with him for 7 of those years. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone in the early stages of a relationship with a police officer or to anyone who just doesn’t quite understand why living with a police officer is so much different than living with anyone else. It goes far beyond dealing with shift work & overtime! Being a police officer isn’t just a job to the officer, it’s who they are, not simply what they do for a living. The uniform & badge may come off, but he or she is still a police officer. In itself, that’s very difficult to get accustomed to living with on a daily basis. It’s definitely a book that every law enforcement family needs to read..and it’s a great reference book as well.

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