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A look into police life in the 21st century Advantages: Absorbing read, some humour Disadvantages: Some stories are very shocking It’s reassuring to know that when an emergency arises & you need the police they are always at hand to help out. Well that is at least what I thought until recently, thanks too government interference things have changed considerably over the years & this particular book highlights what police life is really like in modern day Britain. ‘Preventing the course of justice’ by Inspector Gadget (a pseudonym for obvious reasons) starts off as being quite ... ...begin to realise how serious & frankly ridiculous modern police life has become. Today’s police forces are effectively working with their hand cuffs on & this book highlights the reality of it all. Inspector Gadget who was or still is a real police inspector, he doesn’t pretend that the old system was foolproof, he isn’t racist, right wing or unwilling to embrace change. He is just become so frustrated with the way politicians who have little or ... ScottishWestie 25.05.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Perverting the Course of Justice: The Hilarious and Shocking Inside Story of British Policing - Inspector Gadget	Degree of Information How easy was it to read... How interesting was the... How useful was it? Value for money
Applying Psychology To Crime Advantages: Easy To Read, Informative Disadvantages: Very Simple / Basic This book was core reading in the first year of my Criminology Degree. I found it VERY basic and almost too easy to read. Very misleading at the beginning of a degree. CONTENT: The synopsis states; "It assumes no prior psychological knowledge and firmly places psychology in the real-life context of crime. Its approach is to look at different aspects of crime and violence and to relate them back to psychological theory" And it certainly does. ... ...students and not in my opinion a degree text. Whilst informative it does not go into great detail which is a shame because the basis of information is there - but you have to seek other books to find the answers to any questions you may have. It covers topics such as Serial Murder, Rape, Crime and Violence, Eye Witness Testimonies and the Treatment Of Offenders. STYLE: The book is clear and easy to read. The text is broken down with headings, ... carysb 20.03.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Applying Psychology to Crime - Julie Harrower	Degree of Information How easy was it to read... How interesting was the... How useful was it? Value for money
Donnie Brasco Advantages: Great Disadvantages: none ...Joe Pistone who becomes Donnie Brasco "The jewel man" to infiltrate one of the mob families. Donnie wins his way into the confidence of ageing hit-man Lefty Rugglero who trust him and vouches for him to the mob. They spend alot of time together, Donnie would go round a have dinner with Lefty and his family, He also helped Lefty with his son who had a heroin addiction. But soon Donnie and Lefty became friend when they should be enemies. As Donnie ... ...he starts to beleave he is realy in the mafia, he stopes going to see his wife and children and he also stopes reporing in at work, he starts to beat people up. he realises he is not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal, but also leading his friend Lefty to a almost certain death sentence. At the end the officers in charge of the case have to pull Dinnie out as he has been working undercover for 3 years and was starting toget ... carmen83 01.05.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Donnie Brasco: My Undercover Life in the Mafia - Joseph D Pistone, Richard Woodley	Degree of Information How easy was it to read... How interesting was the... How useful was it? Value for money
Murder in Ipswich Advantages: An interesting insight from two different perspectives Disadvantages: There are no answers ...I bought a copy of Hunting Evil: Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders last week almost as soon as it hit the shelves. Hunting Evil is written by Sky news journalist Paul Harrison who is claiming to be the 'Journalist who broke the story' - well he might have been to the wider world but, here in Ipswich, I was aware of it around the time the very first girl, Tania Nicol, went missing. I spotted a tiny piece of news in the East Anglian Daily Times which ... ...at the time, I can remember being a little puzzled that it warranted so little space in the newspaper - just a few short paragraphs on an inside page for a teenager missing from home. At that time nothing was said about how she earned her living but, I am guessing that was why it didn't make the front page and feature on the TV news. Co-author of the book is Professor David Wilson a leading criminologist who is said on the front cover to be 'the ... laramax 22.03.2008 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Hunting Evil: Inside the Ipswich Serial Murders - Paul Harrison	Degree of Information How easy was it to read... How interesting was the... How useful was it? Value for money
A Way of Life-its not for me Advantages: An easy read Disadvantages: glorified and unbelievable ...review is of one of Reg Kray's books, "A Way of Life". It is written while he is in prison and gives an account of his life in each of the prisons he has been sent to. I picked this as my Grandad was said to have been friends with the Krays, and since finding this out I have been interested in the gangsters lives. On the front cover is a recent photo of Reg. The photo is black and white, placed on a black background. The title is written in red, ... ...Some further photos of Reg are displayed on the back cover. Reg Kray and his twin brother, Ron, were arrested on the 8th May, 1968 on charges of murder, extortion, fraud, bonds charges and causing grievous bodily harm. In 1969 they were both imprisoned for life, with a recommendation that they serve no less than thirty years. The book opens with the twins in Brixton on remand, awaiting sentencing. Reg introduces the people that he is in prison with, ... kerrith 11.11.2004 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Reg Kray - Roberta Kray	Degree of Information How easy was it to read... How interesting was the... How useful was it? Value for money