'Hollywood Crows' by Joseph Wambaugh - Book Club Questions

Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh focuses on the police officers of Hollywood Station in the LAPD, and particularly the role of the "crows," or Community Relations Officers. Use these book club discussion questions on Hollywood Crows to leading your reading group discussion of Wambaugh's book.

Spoiler Warning: These book club discussion questions on Hollywood Crows by Joseph Wambaugh reveal important details about the book. Finish the novel before reading on.

1. Who was your favorite of the many colorful cops in Hollywood Crows?

2. Do you think the Community Relations Officers do useful work? Or do you think they’re not "really" cops?

3. Why do you think Wambaugh includes so many anecdotes about the funny or strange policing incidents?

4. Do you agree with Wambaugh that federal oversight is needless meddling? Or can you think of reasons that restrictions on police tactics make sense?

5. Rate Hollywood Crows on a scale of 1 to 5.