Forced Out: A Detective's Story of Prejudice and Resilience

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A gay, black, British police officer&’s memoir of prejudice, racism and homophobia on the force in the twenty-first century.Kevin Maxwell was a dream candidate for the police force—he had a long-held desire to serve his community, a strong moral compass and a clear aptitude for both the strategic and practical aspects of policing. And, as a gay black man from a working-class family, he could easily have been a poster boy for the force&’s stated commitment to equal opportunities. Joining just after the 9/11 attacks, Kevin entered policing determined to keep communities safe in the face of a changing world. But instead, he came up against entrenched prejudice, open racism and homophobia. For more than ten years, Kevin strove against the odds, until he took the force to an employment tribunal—with devastating results.Forced Out is a revelatory exposé combining deeply affecting memoir with sharp analysis and a fascinating insider perspective on day-to-day life in the force. It is a touchstone for the silent many who have either tried to ignore abuse for the sake of their career or who have been bullied out of their jobs. It paints a sobering portrait of an institution that has not yet learned the lessons of the past and whose prejudice is informing the cases it chooses to investigate and the way it investigates them. And it asks the important question: what needs to change?&“One of the most compulsive books I&’ve read in a long while.&” –Bernadine Evaristo, award-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other
Copyright:
2020

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Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
352 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781846276828
Related ISBNs:
9781846276811
Publisher:
Granta Books
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Copyrighted By:
Kevin Maxwell
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
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