Serpico: The Classic Story of the Cop Who Couldn't Be BoughtTHE CLASSIC TRUE STORY OF THE COP WHO COULDN'T BE BOUGHT I don't think anyone can come away from Serpico without admiration for one man's lonely integrity. New York Times With an Afterword by Frank Serpico The 1960s was a time of social and generational upheaval felt with particular intensity in the melting pot of New York City. A culture of corruption pervaded the New York Police Department, where payoffs, protection, and shakedowns of gambling