 Wambaugh consistently compares the attitudes of the new officers (one is not considered a veteran in the LAPD until one's fifth anniversary on the job) to those of the older entrenched men.Like Wambaugh, Duran came to the LAPD from the U.S. Marines, joining in 1954 right out of high school.Although Duran is a Chicano, he is described as having fair features and being tall.