ɪn ðæt mˈɛmwɑːɹ ænd "ɐ kˈɑːp ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚz," pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, wˈɪlɛms mˌeɪks kˈændɪd ɹˌɛvɪlˈeɪʃənz ʌvðɪ ˈɔfən bɹˈuːɾəl pəlˈiːs mˈɛθədz jˈuːzd æt ðə tˈaɪm, æz wˈɛl æz ɐ ɹˈɛɹ lˈɔː ɛnfˈoːɹsmənt pɚspˈɛktɪv ɔnðə ɡˈæŋz ʌv nˈuː jˈɔːɹk dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pɹəhɪbˈɪʃən ænd pɹˈiːpɹəhɪbˈɪʃən ˈiəɹə.
In that memoir and "A Cop Remembers," published in 1933, Willemse makes candid revelations of the often brutal police methods used at the time, as well as a rare law enforcement perspective on the gangs of New York during the Prohibition and pre-Prohibition era.