Perverting the Course of Justice - Inspector Gadget

This book is a compilation of anecdotes and observations on the state of modern day policing in Britain. It is written by an anonymous Police Inspector who is responsible for authoring a blog called "The Police Inspector Blog" (http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/). Inspector Gadget hides his real identity behind the fictitious county of "Ruralshire" and comments on Police operations within that county and, sometimes farther afield - "Metrocity" being the closest metropolitan area. Gadget has been a long serving policeman having previously served in the British Army. He is in charge of a response team and he gives his views on ...  Read the complete review

I read this book last year after first reading Wasting Police Time by David Copperfield. At first you'd think it was a work of fiction, but sadly it's not. ~The Book~ Written anonymously by Inspector Gadget, the book highlights the day to day trial and tribulations of an inspector of the 'Ruralshire' police force. Although not actually named Gadget, he is an actual Inspector in the police service. During the book he talks about not only the stupidity of police procedures, but also the idiocy of things like health and safety; that won't allow stations to have kettles any more in case someone burns themselves, nor allows anyone ...  Read the complete review