No lights, No sirens critical analysis.

In the book "No lights, No sirens" by Robert Cea, the author want the reader to know the faults in the police system. Even in the first third of the book, you can see the drastic change in Robert. In the beginning, he seems optimistic and understands the streets, but not the people fighting them. He believes that the police are against crime, pure and simple. At the third mark, he truly understands the police and the streets and how they work together. He shows the heartlessness of the police and their constant tolerance to active crime to have street cred. He has friends on the streets who are obviously criminals and they both know it. Basically, Robert learns about "true" police system.

The author subtlety adds clues to show the change in Robert's character. He does this to show how the police system is not as innocent and just as it may seems. The biggest way the author shows this is by using Robert's method. He changes them by focusing on his hero. Because of this, Robert changes to be more tricky and manipulative than he was at the beginning when he just wanted to do justice fairly and honestly. He tricks drug dealers and takes bribes to add charges. Another strategy the author uses is the scene with Robert and his girlfriend. He uses this as a comparison to show how his new personality traits have changed his social life. He yells at a guy for looking at his girlfriend and seems more apathetic. Even when they have sex by a fire, all he thinks about is the streets and actually hurts her.

I think that the author really shows how a memoir can still teach about a topic. This book focuses on the main character's struggles and changes, but still teaches about the police system. It seems really weird that this isn't a fiction. This book really shows the darkness of this system.