Joseph Wambaugh, a trailblazing American writer, revolutionized the police procedural genre with his gritty realism and insider's perspective. Through his evocative storytelling and nuanced characterizations, he shed light on the complexities of law enforcement and human nature, earning acclaim for his authentic portrayal of life on the front lines of crime and justice.

"When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional."



"No one I know of has ever had this experience-where you had to sit and wait and wait for a DNA test to come back just so you can write the last page of the book."



"The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore."



"The O.J. Simpson case, they had no understanding of that DNA evidence, and didn't want to."



"You've got people who are looking at DNA evidence and other evidence like that and they're ignoring it."



"The Onion Field, that one got pretty close to me because I was a cop when it happened. I saw some of the indifference that my police department showed to the surviving officer."

