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Calling Detective Crockford: The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1950s
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- ISBN-13
- 9781802793680
- Type
- NA
- Publication Name
- NA
- ISBN
- 9781802793680
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Calling Detective Crockford : the Story of a Pioneering Policewoman in the 1950s
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 7.7in
- Publisher
- Welbeck Publishing Group LTD.
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Sociology / General, Social History, Law Enforcement
- Item Width
- 5in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
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The story of a real-life female police detective in post-war Britain, as she navigates a man's world. After five years serving as one of Britain's first policewomen, Gwen Crockford becomes one of its first female detectives. This nostalgic and absorbing memoir tells the story of a real-life female police detective in post-war Britain, as she navigates a man's world. It's 1956, and the Berkshire Constabulary has never had a woman detective before. That is, until bright and ambitious WPC Gwen Crockford passes out of Hendon Detective Training School with flying colours... After five years serving as one of Britain's first policewomen, Gwen Crockford becomes one of its first female detectives. Swapping crime prevention for detection, she must soon become comfortable with attending murder scenes and post-mortems, investigating sex crimes and going undercover. Her police work is diverse and challenging: dealing with Teddy boy violence, arson, a paedophile 'war hero', and solving an unexplained death are all part of her remit. Gwen is sharp and quick to learn, considered 'one of the boys' by her colleagues, DS Kinch and DS Le Mercier. Until, that is, the traumatizing death of a child, the arrival of a new sexist DS, and near-zero opportunity for promotion force Gwen to reevaluate her career. Written and researched by Gwen's daughter Ruth from family papers, remembered stories from her mother and contemporary newspapers, this is a fascinating insight into late-1950s society and the challenges faced by female police officers. This is the second book in the Crockford series, following Calling WPC Crockford - Gwen's time as a pioneering uniform policewoman in the early 1950s.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Welbeck Publishing Group LTD.
ISBN-10
1802793682
ISBN-13
9781802793680
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15057281848
Product Key Features
Book Title
Calling Detective Crockford : the Story of a Pioneering Policewoman in the 1950s
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Sociology / General, Social History, Law Enforcement
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
5in
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hv8023
Dewey Decimal
363.25092
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
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