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Author: Iain Donnelly Publisher: Biteback Publishing ISBN: 1785907174 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 352
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In thirty years with the police, Iain Donnelly has seen and done nearly everything: from being a uniformed constable on the beat to counter-terrorism and surveillance; from CID to child sexual exploitation investigations; from intelligence to running national data analytics projects. During that time, he has seen the service change irrevocably, to the point where the public no longer knows what to expect from the police and the police service no longer knows what to expect of itself. Tango Juliet Foxtrot (police code for ‘The job’s fucked!’) reveals how constant political meddling and a hostile media narrative have had a devastating impact on the morale of police officers and their ability to combat crime. This has led to a situation in which the force has been decreased in size by 20,000 officers and 23,000 members of police staff and only 7 per cent of reported crime now results in a charge – compared with around 20 per cent ten years ago. By turns fascinating, funny, sad and uplifting, this is a book about how and why British policing has declined over the past thirty years, told through the prism of one policeman’s varied career and experiences. This is not the telly police, with improbable storylines and detectives who single-handedly sort everything out in forty-five minutes, or documentaries where traffic cops ham it up for the cameras, but the real thing – and the reality is often more amusing, alarming, heart-warming and frightening.
Author: Iain Donnelly Publisher: Biteback Publishing ISBN: 1785907174 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 352
Book Description
In thirty years with the police, Iain Donnelly has seen and done nearly everything: from being a uniformed constable on the beat to counter-terrorism and surveillance; from CID to child sexual exploitation investigations; from intelligence to running national data analytics projects. During that time, he has seen the service change irrevocably, to the point where the public no longer knows what to expect from the police and the police service no longer knows what to expect of itself. Tango Juliet Foxtrot (police code for ‘The job’s fucked!’) reveals how constant political meddling and a hostile media narrative have had a devastating impact on the morale of police officers and their ability to combat crime. This has led to a situation in which the force has been decreased in size by 20,000 officers and 23,000 members of police staff and only 7 per cent of reported crime now results in a charge – compared with around 20 per cent ten years ago. By turns fascinating, funny, sad and uplifting, this is a book about how and why British policing has declined over the past thirty years, told through the prism of one policeman’s varied career and experiences. This is not the telly police, with improbable storylines and detectives who single-handedly sort everything out in forty-five minutes, or documentaries where traffic cops ham it up for the cameras, but the real thing – and the reality is often more amusing, alarming, heart-warming and frightening.
Author: Scott Cook Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476644934 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 188
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In 1988, Scott Cook was a boarding school PE teacher responsible for the proper inflation of dodge balls. A year later, he was operating an underground strategic missile control center with 10 intercontinental nuclear weapons capable of obliterating an entire country. This unexpected journey took him from the serene hills of Virginia through months of intensive training on the California coast to the front lines of the Cold War, beneath the frozen plains of North Dakota. His frank, entertaining memoir describes the insular and secretive military subculture of men and women who lived with the sobering burden of potentially unleashing global devastation, and how an easy-going gym coach ended up in an organization whose unofficial motto was "To err is human; to forgive is not Strategic Air Command policy."
Author: Tony Blackman Publisher: Casemate Publishers ISBN: 1909166340 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 224
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The episodic history of Britain’s infamous military reconnaissance aircraft, by the author of Vulcan Test Pilot and aviation expert who witnessed it all. The scrapping of the Nimrod program has been one of the most controversial events in the military aviation world for many years. For most of its operational life, from 1969 to date, its contribution to the defense of the realm and its role in offensive duties was, of necessity, often shrouded in secrecy. It was the “eye in the sky” that was vital to a host of activities—from anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, to support of land battles throughout the world, to the Falklands campaign, to combating drug-running. Now the UK is bereft of such a multitasking reconnaissance aircraft. The full story of the Nimrod, and its significance, has now been told. Tony Blackman, who was there at the beginning, test-flew nearly every aircraft, and was at Kinloss on the very day the project was canceled, has written this timely book, covering every facet of its history, its weapons system developments, and its tragic accidents. He writes in an approachable way, making technical subjects understandable, but his conclusions will, inevitably, not be welcomed by everyone.
Author: Tom Read Wilson Publisher: words & pictures ISBN: 0711277540 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 114
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Tom Read Wilson is here to take us on a rip-roaring tour through some of the most astonishing and amusing words in the English language with Every Word Tells a Story. See how the English language evolved in this extraordinary exploration of the origins of everyday words. Full of funny stories and fascinating facts, Tom Read Wilson knows even the most ordinary-sounding word can have the most surprising story behind it! Did you know, for instance, that: The word ‘bloomers’ comes from Amelia Bloomer, who was a women's rights activist and owner and editor of the first U.S. newspaper edited by and for women, who wanted to move more freely in her knickers? Or that the word ‘daisy’ comes from the Old English dæges eage, meaning ‘day’s eye’, because the petals of a daisy open at dawn and close at dusk? The word 'easel' comes from the Dutch word 'ezel', meaning donkey, because both are depenable and suitable for carrying a load? Or that English nicknames for police officers, 'bobbies' and 'peelers', both come from the names of Sir Robert Peel, British prime minister in the 1800s and creator of the first modern police force? Each fascinating word is explored through a quirky, amusing story alongside the etymology, word origin, and definition. Paired with beautiful, characterful illustrations by Ian Morris, Every Word Tells a Story is a perfect book for young wordsmiths, encouraging kids and adults alike to have fun whilst learning about language.
Author: Sharad S. Chauhan Publisher: APH Publishing ISBN: 9788176487320 Category : Biological weapons Languages : en Pages : 513
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Aims To Sensitize The Public Regarding The Spectra Fo Biological Weapons And Highlights The Fact That Biological Weapons Could Seriously Pose A Threat To Inernational Security Of In The Hands Of Terorists And Unethical States.
Author: Iain Donnelly
Author: Iain Donnelly
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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
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