Bobby on the beat : memoirs of a London policeman in the 1960s / Bob Dixon.

By:

Dixon, Bob, 1941 or 1942-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Isis large printPublication details: Leicester : Thorpe, 2015.Edition: Large print editionDescription: 265 p. (large print) ; 24 cmISBN:

9781785410857 (hbk.)
1785410857

Subject(s):

Police -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century

Genre/Form:

Large type books.

DDC classification:

363.2092

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Summary: Bob Dixon spent years 'on the beat' as a police constable with the Metropolitan Police in the early 1960s, witnessing all manner of incidents, from the serious to the ludicrous. Spending the majority of his time in London's East End dealing with drunks, fatalities on the road, domestic disputes, and even suicides, as well as policing at major public events such as Guy Fawkes night, New Year's Eve, and anti-Vietnam War marches, life was colourful and varied, if not always safe. This memoir of a London copper charts Bob Dixon's experiences as a young police officer before he joined the CID, covering his life before signing up for the force, his rigorous training, and the vagaries of first patrolling the beat, as well as the lighter side of policing.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Large Print	Waimate Large print NON-Fiction	Non Fiction	363.2092 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		a00727673

Bob Dixon spent years 'on the beat' as a police constable with the Metropolitan Police in the early 1960s, witnessing all manner of incidents, from the serious to the ludicrous. Spending the majority of his time in London's East End dealing with drunks, fatalities on the road, domestic disputes, and even suicides, as well as policing at major public events such as Guy Fawkes night, New Year's Eve, and anti-Vietnam War marches, life was colourful and varied, if not always safe. This memoir of a London copper charts Bob Dixon's experiences as a young police officer before he joined the CID, covering his life before signing up for the force, his rigorous training, and the vagaries of first patrolling the beat, as well as the lighter side of policing.

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