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Unreasonable Force (Paperback) by Charlie Taylor
Charlie's story takes us into the heart of the moral and political dilemmas facing real police officers. His account of the gratuitous violence, lies, and sexual exploits of operational police work of the UK 60s and 70s sits easily with the hypocrisy of politicians and senior police officers who tacitly accepted everyday policing practices while distancing themselves from its consequences.
Ultimately, the individual police officer pays the price - physically and psychologicaly - of the contradictions inherent in contemporary social control mechanisms. The public gets a raw deal; politicians and senior police officers take the money and smile.
Nowhere is this more plainly seen than in the harrowing account of the front line violence during the 1981 Toxteth Riots.
This is real policing. Never mind the bollocks!
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