“You have to experience it, in order to speak about it with authority. Joseph Wambaugh says it with an air of that same authenticity, in his stories of contemporary Police activities, and, with a disarming tongue in cheek, frankness. ” — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
I certainly believe it's over for the jury system, but we won't admit it for a while. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
What I didn't know was that if I didn't stand with my back to the wall, Hollywood people would unscrew my ass and sell… — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
Jury selection is strictly an emotional process. They're looking for people they can manipulate. Both sides are. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
“You have to experience it, in order to speak about it with authority. Joseph Wambaugh says it with an air of that same authenticity,… — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
The Onion Field made a real writer. And then I knew it was over, I couldn't be a cop anymore. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
It's corruption never been systemic, because a fish rots from the head — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
Today, lawyers are attacking more; they're attacking everything. A good example is the O.J. Simpson case. — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image
I'm sure I took some licks at the system, and at trials and lawyers in general. I've seen enough of them for so many… — Joseph Wambaugh Copy Share Image