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Welcome to Modern Britain - a country where you can be arrested for pinching a few crisps from a schoolfriend, throwing cream cakes or denying the existence of Santa Claus - while burglars, muggers and drug dealers go about their business unmolested by the forces of law and order.
Two years on from the ground-breaking 'Wasting Police Time' and 'Diary of an On Call Girl', the trilogy is complete - as the most senior police officer to date breaks ranks to tell the shocking truth about the collapse of the country's criminal justice system.
'Inspector Gadget' - writing anonymously for fear of the sack - tells how things have got worse, not better.
More targets, more paperwork and more lunacy... as the government and senior police officers pretend everything's OK.
With access to statistics about frontline police strength (much lower than you think), exclusive inside information and detailed analysis, Inspector Gadget reveals how bad things really are. Controversial, gripping, authoritative and, occasionally, very funny - this book takes readers where the powers-that-be don't want them to go.
Two years on from the ground-breaking 'Wasting Police Time' and 'Diary of an On Call Girl', the trilogy is complete - as the most senior police officer to date breaks ranks to tell the shocking truth about the collapse of the country's criminal justice system.
'Inspector Gadget' - writing anonymously for fear of the sack - tells how things have got worse, not better.
More targets, more paperwork and more lunacy... as the government and senior police officers pretend everything's OK.
With access to statistics about frontline police strength (much lower than you think), exclusive inside information and detailed analysis, Inspector Gadget reveals how bad things really are. Controversial, gripping, authoritative and, occasionally, very funny - this book takes readers where the powers-that-be don't want them to go.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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Having read Wasting Police Time: The Crazy World of the War on Crime and Diary of an On-call Girl: True Stories from the Front Line and loved them both I thought I would give this one a go. I wasn't disappointed! Perverting the Course of Justice isn't as funny as either of the first two (although it is amusing in parts); it gives major insight into the life of a man who has to tackle criminals, red tape and complete lunacy on a daily basis. It is also written in a great chatty style - it seems as though the author is talking directly to you about his experiences.
A fascinating and truly revelatory book, Inspector Gadget reveals that he is not allowed to make a cup of tea in his police station (in case he scalds himself), wear combat trousers (in case he injures himself on something he puts in a pocket), or turn on his desk fan until it has been checked by an expert (something that probably won't happen until December). He is, however, allowed deal with scores of drunken yobbos in his district of a Saturday night.
As he says: "Kettles and trousers - too dangerous.
"Tackling 250lbs of screaming, tattooed nightmare, armed only with a 50g tin of pepper spray which doesn't work and a flimsy aluminium stick - you carry on officer."
It is also a thought-provoking book. He describes what it is like attending horrific accidents and then having to visit a family and tell them that one of their loved ones is dead, knowing that he is going to shatter their world.
But it is the nonsense he has to deal with constantly that is the most interesting aspect of the book - his force spent hours investigating after a teenager committed the "crime" of telling a youngster that Santa does not exist and they also arrested a child for gleefully grabbing a few crisps from his friend's open packet.
A couple of reviewers have criticised the author for whining and not doing anything about the problems he faces - surely writing a book highlighting the problems is doing something! If only our politicians would read this and take notice.
Inspector Gadget tells it like it is. I highly recommend this book.
A fascinating and truly revelatory book, Inspector Gadget reveals that he is not allowed to make a cup of tea in his police station (in case he scalds himself), wear combat trousers (in case he injures himself on something he puts in a pocket), or turn on his desk fan until it has been checked by an expert (something that probably won't happen until December). He is, however, allowed deal with scores of drunken yobbos in his district of a Saturday night.
As he says: "Kettles and trousers - too dangerous.
"Tackling 250lbs of screaming, tattooed nightmare, armed only with a 50g tin of pepper spray which doesn't work and a flimsy aluminium stick - you carry on officer."
It is also a thought-provoking book. He describes what it is like attending horrific accidents and then having to visit a family and tell them that one of their loved ones is dead, knowing that he is going to shatter their world.
But it is the nonsense he has to deal with constantly that is the most interesting aspect of the book - his force spent hours investigating after a teenager committed the "crime" of telling a youngster that Santa does not exist and they also arrested a child for gleefully grabbing a few crisps from his friend's open packet.
A couple of reviewers have criticised the author for whining and not doing anything about the problems he faces - surely writing a book highlighting the problems is doing something! If only our politicians would read this and take notice.
Inspector Gadget tells it like it is. I highly recommend this book.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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I am a serving polce officer and can say that after reading this book there is not one thing described I have not come across or thought. It is a great read and sadly very funny and very true. A MUST READ for every senior police officer, senior civil servant, journalist and politician in the land.
49 of 51 people found the following review helpful
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It seems to be a common theme amongst those members of the police force who have broken ranks and described modern policing that most time is taken up with covering one's back and paperwork. Targets must be met whatever the cost which inevitably leads to concentration on minor, easily solved crimes rather than anything which is going to take a mountain of paperwork to complete. However this book is the very opposite of a rant against the status quo. The essence of police work shines through; the tragedy and the comedy and the great variety of humanity who may encounter the wrong side of the law together with those who turn to the police for help and receive what they need. I found it of absorbing interest and would recommend it to anyone who has even the vaguest interest in law and order and how it works - or doesn't work.
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Refreshingly honest
I have 23 years in the job and wish that I had a guv'nor like Inspector Gadget. I'm sure lots of people do. He is telling everybody what the rest of us are unable to. Read more
Published 2 months ago by PenIow
Perverting the course of justice
This book is amazing i rented it and then had to buy it, gives you a whole new perspective on policing in the UK. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kym.89
Scarily accurate
Any serving officer who reads this will instantly empathise as we have all been there.
Anyone who wonders why the Police let them down should read this. Read more
Anyone who wonders why the Police let them down should read this. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Bored in N Ireland
ENLIGHTENING
I found this book to be disturbing yet very revealing. From my time in the Armed Forces and subsequently working for a number of different government agencies. Read more
Published 4 months ago by scottai25
An interesting read.
I read all these police books and found this very interesting and very frank. I recently read 'Hospital Beat' by another policeman and found that a better read actually. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Lizzie
Spot on, again!
The follow up to "Wasting Police Time" by David Copperfield only this time written by an anonymous frontline Inspector. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul Stevens
Brilliant.
For a long time I carried around a very negative view of the police. I've had my fair share of unpleasant experiences with them (e.g. abusive, aggressive, unhelpful etc. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Marlowe
An eye-opener
Recommened by a friend, I can't praise this book enough. The stories go from funny and surreal to horrifying. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. D. T. Piggott
A must read
I've been following Inspector Gadget's blog for a while now, and it makes fascinating reading for many reasons. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mole
When Constabulary Duty's to be done ...
A policeman's lot is not a happy one, wrote W S Gilbert. Although Inspector Gadget finds much that will make the reader smile, his message a hundred years on from G & S is that... Read more
Published 11 months ago by G. M. Sinstadt
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