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"What makes someone a good policeman? Is it rushing around with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring? What is it like to face violent and drunken people on a Saturday night? How would you cope with the carnage of a fatal accident, or interviewing a suspect for a robbery? How much have police methods changed over the last 30 years, and how different are the methods used in England?
The book covers a period of six years, beginning with the selection and training process, continuing through some of the early experiences and mistakes to the end of the probationary period. The adventures and learning continue on a wide front, including responsibility for training new recruits with many attendant adventures. The successes and failures in seeking promotion occupy the last part of the book, concluding with promotion to Sergeant
The book shows murder, violence, terrorism, rape, industrial disputes, and robbery through the eyes of a young British Bobby working in a provincial English town in the 1970's.
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John M Bourne, Resident Scholar
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"The author served for 18 years in an English Police Service, leaving in 1990 as a Sergeant. This book recalls the journey from novice to experienced officer over a period of 6 years culminating in promotion and transfer.
Most people have a view on the police and on what it might be like to be a Police Officer. What makes someone a good Policeman? Is it all rushing around with blue lights flashing? What is it like to face violent and drunken people on a Saturday night? How would you cope with the carnage of a fatal accident, or interviewing a suspect for a robbery? How much have police methods changed over the last 30 years? With a light touch this book gives an anecdotal insight into all this and more. The book describes murder, violence, terrorism, rape, industrial disputes, robbery and public order through the eyes of a young English Policeman in the 1970's.
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John M Bourne, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- lawmen
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 1 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Century:
- 1960's-1970's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Book makes you feel?
- encouraged
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- eccentric personalities
- gentle
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- justice system
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
If this is a kid's book:
- Age 16-Adult
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
- little dialog
A LOT of info about personal vices?
Yes
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 0-25% of book
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