Bent Coppers
The Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Battle Against Police Corruption
$32.12
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
1 July 2004
Summary
Shocked by the extent of corruption within its ranks, Scotland Yard set up a new anti-corruption unit in the early 1990s. Its members had to operate in conditions of unprecedented secrecy and they became known as the ‘Ghost Squad’.
Bent Coppers really did believe they were untouchable: they stole cash and property, fitted-up innocent people and sold secret information to cripple court cases. Many of the bent coppers are now in jail or awaiting trial but the battle against corruption i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752859026 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0752859021 |
| Author: | Graeme McLagan |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 1 July 2004 |
| Weight: | 256g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 125mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
Few journalists are better qualified to write on the subject of corruption inside the Metropolitan Police than Graeme McLagan. Working with the BBC he has followed the topic for years…It is a very engaging read - the outrageous nature of bent cops’ behaviour guarantees that * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
This is a story that deserves to be told - warts and all – Sir John Stevens * Metropolitan Police Commissioner *
If you want a book that is genuinely ‘unputdownable’ read Bent Coppers – Johnny Vaughan * THE SUN *
About The Author
Graeme McLagan
Graeme McLagan specialises in long-term investigations for BBC news and current affairs programmes. He has been the BBC’s expert on police corruption for more than twenty years, presenting three Panorama programmes on the subject as well as several major stories for Newsnight. He won the Royal Television Society prize for his scoops while covering the ‘Arms for Iraq’ scandal and was commended in 1998 for Bent, the second of his Panorama programmes on police corruption. He is the co-author of Mr Evil, the story of David Copeland, the neo-Nazi bomber. Born in London and still living there, Graeme McLagan is married with two grown-up children. The Newcastle Journal was his first newspaper, followed by the Daily Mail in London. He joined the BBC in 1971, becoming Home Affairs reporter and then Special Correspondent.
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