It’s impossible not to admire the exhaustive field research that went into this novel, bringing readers into a world they would ordinarily never encounter: a police academy populated with characters and scenes so vivid they practically leap from the page. With this fictional narrative, the author questions the hard and fast rules of seniority that govern student life, the authoritarian style of education, and the faculty power struggles taking place within the academy. While the story is fictional, readers will feel compelled to take it seriously, as if the conflicts described in the novel were taking place in their own lives.
To put it succinctly, Number 70, Your Badge Is Crooked is a light read that deals with heavy issues – a book that, for all of its youthful brio, demands serious thought.