Who'd be a copper?: Thirty years a frontline British cop, by Jonathan Nicholas
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“I am an endangered species – a cop who has actually reached retirement age,” says Jonathan Nicholas. Who’d be a copper? follows Jonathan Nicholas in his transition from a long-haired world traveller to becoming one of ‘Thatcher’s army’ on the picket lines of the 1984 miner’s dispute and beyond. His first years in the police were often chaotic and difficult, and he was very nearly sacked for not prosecuting enough people. Working at the sharp end of inner-city policing for the entire thirty years, Jonathan saw how politics interfered with the job; from the massaging of crime figures to personal petty squabbles with senior officers. His last ten years were the oddest, from being the best cop in the force to repeatedly being told that he faced dismissal. This astonishing true story comes from deep in the heart of British inner-city policing and is a revealing insight into what life is really like for a police officer, amid increasing budget cuts, bizarre Home Office ideas and stifling political correctness. “I can write what I like, even if it brings the police service into disrepute, because I don’t work for them anymore!” says Jonathan Nicholas. Who’d be a copper? is a unique insight into modern policing that will appeal to fans of autobiographies, plus those interested in seeing what really happens behind the scenes of the UK police.
"I HAVE BOUGHT YOUR BOOK." TW, Sir Thomas Winsor, WS HMCIC
"A WEALTH OF ANECDOTES. FASCINATING." John Donoghue, author of 'Police, Crime & 999'
"AN ILLUMINATING ACCOUNT OF LIFE AS A FRONT LINE OFFICER IN BRITAIN'S POLICE, A SERVICE OFTEN STRETCHED FOR RESOURCES BUT MIRED IN RED TAPE AND POLITICAL CORRECTNESS." Pat Condell, author of 'Freedom is My Religion'
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- Published on: 2015-03-17
- Released on: 2015-03-17
- Format: Kindle eBook
Who'd be a copper?: Thirty years a frontline British cop, by Jonathan Nicholas About the Author Jonathan Nicholas spent five years travelling the world before becoming a police officer in 1984. He served thirty years as a Constable in uniform at a busy inner-city Nottingham police station.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A fish rots from the head down By Karl Wiggins In ‘Who’d be a Copper’ Jonathan Nicholas gives us a slightly astringent inside look into the police force, and what struck me was how similar the force is to my own industry, construction …. And no doubt a thousand other industries.I used to work with a particular Project Manager, about whom I used to think, "He's going to kill someone one day." Guess what happened. They made him Director of Safety, of all things! My first Incident Investigation for him was 28 pages long. He said, "You can't send this up. It looks as though we're not managing this subcontractor." I said, "We're not, so-and-sos pulling his hair out and I'm the only help he's getting." I stripped the report of 10 pages, but it still wasn't good enough. He made me strip another 10 pages out of it, and it went up to head office like that. It addressed none of the Root Causes, but he wanted to hide all those. I argued that transparency was essential, but it fell on deaf ears. So they made him a Director of Safety!! And I still think he'll kill someone one day.Within construction there’s a large jobs-for-the-boys ethos. Subcontractors win work because they're part of the in-crowd or they take some of the team to the Munich Beer Festival or golfing days out. They're s***, so I come down heavy on them. Next thing you know my boss gets phone calls saying, "Call off your Rottweiler." But I do everything to not let them get away with breaking the law or our own safety standards. BUT it’s very difficult because as a Russian once told me - a fish rots from the head down.Now I’ve just told you more about ‘Who’d be a Copper’ than you possibly imagine because it appears to be the same in the police force. Nicholas tells us about people who after training school find themselves a nice little position in head office. And that’s where they stay for 30 years, winning one promotion after another, until they retire on Final Salary pensions with never having done a single day’s actual police work, and never having faced a single angry drunk or bloody domestic.And again this is the same in construction. A Project Director once came to me with a story of how he’d seen something unsafe. “What did they say when you approached them?” I asked.“Well,” he answered, “I thought it would be good for you to talk to them.”“So you’ve left them in an unsafe position. Our ‘Don’t Walk By’ policy has made no impact at all. You walked by regardless without saying a word. Because you felt it would be good for me to talk to the workforce.”“Yes, I thought it would be good you.”“You’ve never noticed, presumably, that I have absolutely no issues whatsoever in talking to blokes on site? I’m actually quite good at it. I have their respect and they listen to me. I know them, you see, I know what football teams they support and where they drink. Now admittedly that’s difficult when we’ve got 1000 blokes on site, but right now I know just about everyone out there. You, of course, don’t know any of them, which is why you walked past a dangerous situation without saying a word. That makes you accountable.”I didn’t say that, of course, but I thought it. And I went out and dealt with the situation. But again, I’ve just told whoever reads this review a lot more about Nicholas’ book by use of a construction metaphor.I have no hesitation in awarding this book 5 Stars. An absorbing read.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A "Must Read" for citizens and cops everywhere By Randy Tedford Having read Jonathan Nicholas' other books and being a cop, I could hardly wait to set my eyes on this, 'Who'd Be A Copper?', his latest book.As unwanted as the wait was, it was well worth it.Having had brief exposure to law enforcement in the UK, as an observer, many years ago, I was surprised, and not often pleasantly so, at the negative changes that UK policing has undergone.Jonathan Nicholas started his career at about the time I was last there and chronicles the unfortunate changes through this very well written book. It is not so much an expose as it is a historical account of the downfall in leadership, promotion of the phyiscally and mentally lazy people to those top spots and the politically correct changes that cause a perfectly working organization to all but collapse on itself.As I read it, I realized that what the author has gone through is so similar to the negative changes now occurring in many US law enforcement agencies. While the UK will have to work hard and diligently to correct the problems, Nicholas has plainly stated the the case and cause.He was, and I still consider him to be, a damn good copper. His career is a delight to follow in spite of all that changed.This is still a very enjoyable read. I strongly urge UK citizens to read this book and further understand their police, the job they do and the growing and ridiculous handicapping burdens and obstacles placed in have way of their performance.If you are a cop anywhere, especially in the US, read it and learn from it.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thought provoking By luvs2read Many things that we, the public have said or thought when dealing with the police actually come to light in this fast paced, interesting, well written true story. Reflecting on all that I've read, I wonder how long it will be before we realize just how little freedom is left.
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