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Calling Detective Crockford - The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1950s (Paperback)
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Calling Detective Crockford - The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1950s (Paperback)
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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.
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