Subjects:

Legal History, Police and Public Order Law

Written by a well-known chief constable, this title offers a chronological, insider's account of the police service during a time if profound social and politcal change.

It covers a number of key themes, including the professionalization of the police service, centralisation, the dynamics of police community relations and the topical subject of police reform.

It offers a professional perspective on some of the key historical events from 1974 to the current day. These include IRA Terrorism, the urban riots of the 1980s, the 1984 miners' strike, investigations into the Yorkshire Ripper and the Soham murders, and the return of terrorism to the mainland.