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.
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.