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Crime and Corruption at the Yard

Autor David Woodland
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 apr 2022
Crime and Corruption at The Yard is a gripping, shocking and instructive insiders account of sharp end police work. Salutary lessons are learnt about the effect of PC and human rights on the preservation of law and order.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781399019576
ISBN-10: 1399019570
Pagini: 256
Ilustrații: 32 black and white illustrations
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Pen & Sword Books

Notă biografică

David Woodland was born in Croydon in 1936 and attended John Ruskin Grammar School. He joined the Metropolitan Police in 1953. After National Service with the Royal Military Police in Germany he rejoined the Met. His interest in the historical evolution of criminal law developed at Bramshill Police College, Hampshire and this led to publication of his first book Wild's Law.

Prior to retirement in 1978 he was a Detective Inspector at Criminal Intelligence Department, New Scotland Yard. Thereafter he investigated fraudulent shipping and insurance claims for Lloyds of London worldwide. He retired to the Channel Islands in 1988. He is married with three sons and four grandchildren.

Descriere

Downfall of Scotland Yard. During David Woodlands 19 years service with the Metropolitan Police, the thin blue line came under intense pressure.In addition to the routine caseload of gang crime, murder and armed robbery, Irish terrorist groups launched a vicious and prolonged terror campaign.The Author, a Detective Inspector in the Crime Intelligence Branch at New Scotland Yard, witnessed a series of major scandals.He reveals why many otherwise honest detectives strove to rectify defects in the law that allowed professional criminals to evade justice.Using his own cases and experience, he demonstrates the