Crossing the Line
Lessons From a Life on Duty
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4.4 • 16 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK
'A love letter to police officers and the most vulnerable people they protect and serve' CHRISTIE WATSON, author of THE LANGUAGE OF KINDNESS
'Extraordinary . . . urgent and compelling. We all have lessons to learn from this book' SIMON MAYO
There is much more to policing than tackling crime. Every one of us will need the help of an officer at some point in our lives, often when we're at our most vulnerable. Yet how much do we really know about the realities of policing? Using real life stories from his twenty-five years of service with the Metropolitan Police, John Sutherland invites us beyond the cordon tape to bear witness to all he has seen. In doing so, he offers a hopeful vision for how we can tackle some of the biggest challenges facing society today.
Includes a new Afterword on policing during the Covid-19 pandemic
Customer Reviews
Should be read by all
One of the best books I have read. Open your eyes to what is happening around you.
Fantastic yet again sir.
Fantastic and very true read, reflecting Policing and the issues we face today.
Thank you again Sir, for your dedicated service to the Met.
So much qualified opinion
John has again written both from the heart and the brain. He shares my admiration for the overwhelming majority of cops ( and other pubic servants) who devote their efforts to keep us all safe. But in doing so he accepts humankind has frailties that detract from ever reaching perfection. He provides his incisive and well founded views on what is going wrong in society and how short-termism is the enemy of public services and of the police specifically. A brilliant read.