Doing the Right Thing: An Interview with Frank Serpico

Perhaps more than for any police officer outside of the realm of fiction, NYPD Medal of Honor winner Frank Serpico's name is synonymous with honest cop. Rivetingly portrayed on screen by Al Pacino, Serpico is most famous for blowing the whistle on police corruption in the late '60s and early '70s-an act of valor that compelled Mayor John V. Lindsay to appoint the landmark Knapp Commission to investigate the NYPD. To read the full interview at City & State [click here. ](http://www.cityandstateny.com/doing-the-right-thing/)