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What I Wish I'd Known About Becoming A Detective

Jess McDonald

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English

Bloomsbury
05 September 2023

Biography; Memoirs; True stories of heroism, endurance & survival; Police & security services; Police procedures

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‘An absolutely gripping read’ Andrew Marr

‘Probably the most important book on the state of British policing you’ll ever read' Graham Bartlett

Jess McDonald was a true crime junkie and Line of Duty sofa sleuth with a strong sense of justice. Under a year later, thanks to a controversial new initiative, she was a detective in the London Metropolitan Police Service.

The Met Police’s Direct Entry Detective scheme was aimed at turning people with no experience of the police into detectives.

When it was launched, to tackle an unprecedented recruitment crisis, over 4,500 people, Jess included, applied.

But why, within just a year of qualifying, had the majority of Jess’ cohort resigned?

No Comment is Jess’ candid, eye-opening and often shocking account, exploring the reality of being a detective in the Met and responsible for ‘keeping London safe for everyone’. In her incisive book she explores the challenges of life on the front line, dealing almost exclusively with serious crimes against women, and what that reveals about the Met Police now.

By: Jess McDonald
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
ISBN: 9781526621702
ISBN 10: 1526621703
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 05 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jess McDonald grew up in Cheshire, attended Durham University and had a huge range of jobs before she turned 30. Then the big one. At the age of 31, Jess was one of the very first people to gain a place on the Met Police’s controversial Direct Entry Detective scheme and, after just 5 months of training, started work as a Detective Constable tackling serious crime in a busy east London borough.

Reviews for No Comment: What I Wish I'd Known About Becoming A Detective

Probably the most important book on the state of British policing you'll ever read. Written with candour and balance, Jess McDonald lifts the lid on why cultural change is nigh on impossible in the Metropolitan Police and how the justice system conspires against the most vulnerable. A brilliant read which should be compulsory for all Chief Officers if they are serious about understanding what life is really like at the coal face -- Graham Bartlett