Richard P. Rosenthal
Encyclopedia
Richard P. Rosenthal is an American
author
and law enforcement officer. In 2011, he retired as the chief of police
of Wellfleet, Massachusetts
on Cape Cod
, where he served for over 20 years. Prior, he served two decades as an NYPD officer, retiring at the rank of lieutenant.
Rosenthal has written books on police
craft
, one on Skycops
and one on K-9 units
, as well as a novel and a memoir about police undercover
work. He is the 100th writer to have been added to Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors.
As a rookie
cop for the NYPD
, he was assigned to work undercover
in the JDL
; it is the subject of his fourth book.
United States
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author
Author
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and law enforcement officer. In 2011, he retired as the chief of police
Chief of police
A Chief of Police is the title typically given to the top official in the chain of command of a police department, particularly in North America. Alternate titles for this position include Commissioner, Superintendent, and Chief constable...
of Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Wellfleet is a New England town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Located halfway between the "tip" and "elbow" of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the town had a population of 2,749 at the 2000 census, which swells nearly sixfold during the summer...
on Cape Cod
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, often referred to locally as simply the Cape, is a cape in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States...
, where he served for over 20 years. Prior, he served two decades as an NYPD officer, retiring at the rank of lieutenant.
Rosenthal has written books on police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
craft
Craft
A craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
, one on Skycops
Air Force Security Forces
United States Air Force Security Forces are the Military Police, Base Security and Air Base Ground Defense forces of the United States Air Force...
and one on K-9 units
Police dog
A police dog, often referred to as a "K-9 dog" in some areas , is a dog that is trained specifically to assist police and other law-enforcement personnel in their work...
, as well as a novel and a memoir about police undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
work. He is the 100th writer to have been added to Police-Writers.com, a website dedicated to police officers turned authors.
As a rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
cop for the NYPD
New York City Police Department
The New York City Police Department , established in 1845, is currently the largest municipal police force in the United States, with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the five boroughs of New York City...
, he was assigned to work undercover
Undercover
Being undercover is disguising one's own identity or using an assumed identity for the purposes of gaining the trust of an individual or organization to learn secret information or to gain the trust of targeted individuals in order to gain information or evidence...
in the JDL
Jewish Defense League
The Jewish Defense League is a Jewish organization whose stated goal is to "protect Jews from antisemitism by whatever means necessary"...
; it is the subject of his fourth book.
Books
- 1992: (NovelNovelA novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
.) Murder of Old Comrades. With Amy Rosenthal. Eric Tobias, ed. Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
. ISBN 0-67170-732-9. ISBN 978-0671707323. - 1994: (PolicePoliceThe police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...
craftCraftA craft is a branch of a profession that requires some particular kind of skilled work. In historical sense, particularly as pertinent to the Medieval history and earlier, the term is usually applied towards people occupied in small-scale production of goods.-Development from the past until...
.) Sky Cops: Stories from America's Airborne Police. With Amy Rosenthal. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-67179-516-3. ISBN 978-0671795160. - 1997: (Police craft.) K-9 Cops: Stories from America's K-9 Police Units. Pocket Books. ISBN 0-67100-023-3. ISBN 978-0671000233.
- 2000: (MemoirMemoirA memoir , is a literary genre, forming a subclass of autobiography – although the terms 'memoir' and 'autobiography' are almost interchangeable. Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir set out below...
.) Rookie Cop: Deep Undercover in the Jewish Defense League. Leapfrog Press. ISBN 0-96545-788-5. ISBN 978-0965457880.