Andrews Women in Policing

A History through Personal Stories
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80399-250-1
Verlag: The History Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

The history of policing in Britain is a considerably under-researched subject, and the advancement of women within that history even more so. This book seeks to fill that gap, by tracking the progress of women in policing - a story that is longer and more complex than perhaps first meets the eye. Rather than taking a broad narrative overview of women's progress in the realm of law enforcement, this book examines individual experiences within that history. It tells women's stories as a representative snapshot of the time in which they policed, allowing the reader to understand the wider context whilst taking the time to relfect on those women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Assembled from a collection of experts in the field of police history and the Police History Society, this is a must-read for anyone with an interest in women's, social, or policing history in Britain.

This is an anthology compiled by a field of leading police historians, who are all members of the Police History Society. It is edited by Tom Andrews, the editor of the Journal of the Police History Society. Other contributors include: Joan Lock, author of The British Policewoman: Her Story which is regarded as a current leading work in the historiography of women in policing; Clifford Williams who has a doctorate in history and specialises is the area of LGBTQ+ history, as well as that of the policing of Hampshire; David Smale, a leading light on Scottish policing history; Anthony Rae; Mark Rothwell; Derek Oakensen; Edward Smith; and Kate Halpin.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Andrews, Tom

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ABOUT THE AUTHORS

TOM ANDREWS (EDITOR)

Tom Andrews is a lecturer in policing at the University of Derby, teaching new police officers on the Police Constable Degree Apprentice (PCDA) programme. He has been lecturing for two years, before which he was a uniformed police sergeant working on emergency response in Nottingham for thirteen years. During this time he researched and co-authored a history of women in policing within that force. He is the editor of the annual since 2020 and has published two books: and . He has also published articles in various academic journals.

PETER FINNIMORE

Peter was a Metropolitan Police officer for thirty years, serving in many roles and reaching the rank of superintendent. After retirement in 1999 he continued to be a lead HMIC staff officer as a civil servant for another eight years. Twice winner of the Queen’s Police Gold Medal Essay Competition, he gained a first-class honours degree in History as a Bramshill scholar. In retirement he has had several voluntary jobs, including chairing the Independent Monitoring Board at the Dover Immigration Removal Centre. His main interests are backgammon, reading and trying to keep fit. He lives in Lympne, Kent. He first learned about Margaret Damer Dawson from her grave and memorial in Lympne churchyard.

DEREK OAKENSEN

Dr Derek Oakensen is an independent historian whose research interests are largely focused on local government and criminal justice in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Sussex. An earlier paper, , was published in Sussex Archaeological Collections in 2015.

DR DAVID M. SMALE

Dr David M. Smale served in the Royal Marines and as a constable in Lothian and Borders Police, working in both the City of Edinburgh and in the rural Scottish Borders. He studied with the Open University and at the University of Edinburgh and worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Edinburgh. He has contributed chapters to books and written articles in academic journals and in popular history magazines. He is presently researching various aspects of the history of policing in Scotland.

JOAN LOCK

Joan Lock’s first book, , described her six years’ service in the Metropolitan Police during the 1950s. Her second, , told of her previous training as nurse. In 1979, she wrote the first history of the British women police – . Since then, she has been a regular contributor to the Police Press and Crime Writers Association magazine, written radio plays and documentaries featuring women police, as well as several non-fiction books and novels on Scotland Yard’s first detectives.

Joan’s late husband Bob served thirty years in the Metropolitan Police as did her brother, Eric Greenslade, in the Cumbria Constabulary, finally as Detective Chief Superintendent.

EDWARD SMITH

Edward Smith is curatorial assistant of the Metropolitan Police Museum at Marlowe House in Sidcup. He assisted in mounting its 2019 West Brompton exhibition to mark the centenary of female officers in the Metropolitan Police, and in 2020 wrote the first entry on Sofia Stanley in the .

LISA COX-DAVIES

Lisa Cox-Davies is a former police officer and is now a doctoral student at the University of Worcester. Her research examines the roles and experiences of women in the police forces of the West Midlands area between 1939 and 1990, with a focus on the period of the Second World War and the impact of the Sex Discrimination legislation of the 1970s.

MARK ROTHWELL

Mark Rothwell is a Dartmoor-based author, biographer and historian who has written several books on the history of policing in Devon and Cornwall including . His areas of interest include police deaths in service, the Great War, the history of women constables, airports constabularies and police transportation. His work as a co-author includes a contribution to the charitable work UK Police Roll of Remembrance published by the Police Roll of Honour Trust.

VALERIE REDSHAW

Valerie worked in the Metropolitan Police before emigrating in 1962 to continue policing in New Zealand. After marriage she resigned to have a family. In 1984 she re-joined the New Zealand Police as an education officer with responsibility for training police recruits, youth aid and senior officers as well as designing the curriculum for all police training. She has represented the New Zealand Police on many public sector bodies including the Equal Opportunities Advisory Group, the Public Sector Training Organisation and the Government Committee for Suffrage Centennial Year. Her book represents research she undertook for the fifty-year anniversary of women in policing there. In 1993, Valerie, was awarded the Suffrage Centennial Medal for services to policewomen and in 2007 was made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education. Her most recent publication is a memoir entitled .

ROB PHILLIPS

Rob Phillips joined Nottinghamshire Police in 2004 and has served in response, neighbourhood and proactive roles. Among his secondary duties, he is an accredited Wildlife Crime Officer. In 2022 he was appointed to the UK Overseas Territories Hurricane Response Cadre which, when activated by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, deploys overseas to provide essential law enforcement relief and aid to those locations affected by natural disaster. He is passionate about promoting policing history and heritage and in 2012 arranged an event to commemorate National Police Memorial Day which was attended by dignitaries from around the county. He has represented his force twice at the Cenotaph Festival of Remembrance in London, accepted the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Award in Silver on behalf of the force, and provides advice and training within the force for ceremonial events.

ADAM PICKIN

Adam Pickin has been a police officer for over six years and is currently based at Bodmin, Cornwall, as a neighbourhood beat manager. He has always had a keen interest in history and studied Classical History at Swansea University. More recently he’s enjoyed reading the history of police forces and saw this as a fantastic opportunity to research some of history’s most influential and important figures.

KATE HALPIN QPM

Kate is a retired Metropolitan Police officer. She had a varied career serving primarily in investigative roles across South East London and a number of specialist departments as well as several international postings. In 1999 she became the first British police woman to be awarded a Fulbright Police Scholarship to examine how the police and partner agencies in Los Angeles approached youth and gang crime. She also undertook a number of secondments with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Jordan, London and Iraq. She was part of the team that led the Met’s celebrations to mark centenary of women joining the Met in 2019. She is the current Vice Chair of the Police History Society. Kate was awarded the Queen’s Police Medal for distinguished service in the 2021 New Year’s Honours.

DR CLIFFORD WILLIAMS

Dr Clifford Williams is a historian and retired police officer. He studied History and Social Anthropology at SOAS, University of London, from 1980 to 1983 (1st Class Honours) and Criminology at the Universities of Cambridge and Bradford (where he completed his doctorate). After working as a researcher for the Home Office, Clifford served twenty-five years as a police officer in the Hampshire Constabulary and then a further nine years as a volunteer. He has published books and articles on history and criminology, including and . His current research includes the history of policing gay and bisexual men.

ANTHONY RAE

Anthony Rae is a retired Lancashire and Metropolitan Police officer. He began research on the UK Police Roll of Honour following the deaths in 1983 of three friends and colleagues, attempting a sea rescue at Blackpool, when he found no such national records existed. He established the National Police Officers Roll of Honour research project in 1995 and founded the Police Roll of Honour Trust charity in 2000, leaving in 2012 for academic research study. In 2016 he received an MA degree in History from Lancaster University related to aspects of police history and deaths on duty. Publications include several Rolls of Honour and Books of Remembrance for police forces and national memorial charities, and some fifty articles in police periodicals, including and the . He joined the Police History Society member since 1985 and became a committee member in 2011.

MARTIN STALLION

Martin Stallion is a retired reference librarian and a former member of the Metropolitan Police Civil Staff. He was awarded life membership of the Police History Society for his twenty years of service as secretary and in other committee posts. His previous publications include several...