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Into the Night - A Year with the Police (Hardcover)
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Into the Night - A Year with the Police (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R438
Discovery Miles 4 380
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A former carer, primary school teacher and education researcher,
Matt Lloyd-Rose became a volunteer police officer to try to
understand the challenges facing young people in Brixton, the place
he lived and taught. He got more than he bargained for. Each Friday
evening, he put on the uniform and policed South London: racing
through it on blue lights, patrolling its streets, entering a
parallel version of a place he thought he knew. Into the Night
takes the reader on a journey to the heart of our society's most
complex and controversial institution, showing the best and worst
of ordinary policing: from macho thrill-seeking and shocking
misogyny to quiet moments of kindness and care. Its pages are
filled with the homeless, the lonely, the sick and the angry, with
teenage gang members, confused drunks, violent partners, runaway
dogs and an illegal hot-dog vendor who won't take no for an answer.
Through a blend of immersive action and lyrical reflection,
Lloyd-Rose grapples with some of the most profound and unresolved
issues facing our society: How do we build strong, inclusive
communities? How do we break cycles of damaging behaviour? How do
we bring marginalized groups to the centre of our communal life?
And what is the role of the police in all of this? At its heart,
Into the Night is an exploration of what it would mean to reframe
policing as a caring, rather than enforcement, role. It is also a
luminous portrait of South London, the epicentre of Britain's
struggle against racist policing, surfacing hidden histories of
resistance and abuse. Provoking outrage and empathy in equal
measure, this is an urgent book for troubled times, exploring how
we got here and where we might go next.
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