Wasting police time is his hilarious but shocking picture of life in a modern british town. Wasting police time by david copperfield, 9780955285417, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Wasting police time is a hilarious but shocking picture of life in a modern british town, where teenage yobs terrorise the elderly, drunken couples brawl in front of their children and muggers roam free. Its the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers.
This was better than wasting police time in that instead of one uniformed police officer moaning continuously that he hated his job, this contained many officers moaning about how they hate their jobs, which did make it slightly easier to read. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery. Wasting police time ebook by pc david copperfield rakuten kobo. Its the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste money while fiddling the crime figures and scrambling to meet bogus home office targets. The longawaited followup to the bestselling wasting police time monday books, wasting more police time takes readers back to the front line of british policing for more fascinating stories and insights. It is a crime to file a false police report in california penal code 148. He pretty much confirms what the other book claims. It was a small item on a regional tv programme, inside out, to my people, with whom i have. Wasting police time under s 52 of the criminal law act 1967 cla 1967, it is an offence to cause a wasteful employment of the police by knowingly making a false report either orally or in writing to the police or anyone else that. The book, is by pc david copperfield his real name is stuart davidson. Its a world where teenage yobs terrorise old folks, drunken couples beat each other up in front of their children and drugaddicted burglars and muggers roam free. Its the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste our money while fiddling the crime figures and scrambling to meet bogus home office targets.
Wasting police time is a criminal offence as outlined under section 5 2 of the criminal law act 1967. An act to amend the law of england and wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or related to that division or the abolition of it. It was the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste our money while they fiddle the crime figures and scramble to meet bogus home office targets. Oct 01, 2006 also, the narrative did drag on a bit in the middle of the book, and the author could not conceal his obvious bitterness at the job. Really i would give this a two and a half but i had to round up because the preceding book was worse and i gave that 2 stars. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wasting more police time. Moreover, these stratagems take up so much of their time that officers now have significantly less of it to spend on dealing with real crime issues.
Wasting police time by david copperfield goodreads. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. For the book by this name, see pc david copperfield wasting police time. A 57yearold woman has been warned by police about wasting their time. Wasting more police time takes us back into the mad world of british policing for more amazing stories from the front line against crime. Wasting police time pdf download full download pdf book. Wasting police time section 52 criminal law act 1967. Ever wondered why you cant find a policeman when you need one. He had to do his blog, on which this book and a sequel wasting more police time, are based, under a pen name to protect his job. Simon danczuk wasting police time in their book on rochdales former liberal mp cyril smith, matt baker who is reputed to be the one who wrote it and smiths nominally labour successor simon danczuk claimed that smith had been apprehended by northamptonshire police on the m1 in the vicinity of watford gap services with a stash of child. The crazy world of the war on crime kindle edition by copperfield, pc david.
Pdf wasting police time download full pdf book download. Knowingly making false reports to the police is an offence, including verbal or written statements that. Its the first book to ever wondered why you cant find a policeman when you need one. That the reporter has information that is relevant to a police enquiry. Nevertheless, i recommend this book, and the followup, wasting more police time, in which 100 different police officers from all over the uk corroborate the assertions of the author. For proceedings to be brought for an offence of wasting police. The crazy world of the war on crime, by pc david copperfield, is published by monday books. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. Public justice offences incorporating the charging standard. Also, the narrative did drag on a bit in the middle of the book, and the author could not conceal his obvious bitterness at the job.
Aug 20, 2010 im sorry if the police think they wasted their time, says gosling in response to the charges. Sep 15, 2018 pc david copperfield, author of the bestselling book. Sep 14, 2010 the television presenter ray gosling has been given a suspended prison sentence after admitting wasting police time for claiming on a programme to have killed his dying partner gosling, 71, told. Wasting police time is pc copperfields insiders diary of life as a modern british bobby. The stupid decision to charge ray gosling with wasting. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The car was not stopped at the time but was later seen by officers in the chorley area. I want to share some quotes from this book, and know what you american cops think. Apr 22, 2019 wasting police time is listed as a criminal offence in many commonwealth countries. A teachers tales of classroom hell by frank chalk foseti says. Buy wasting police time by david copperfield from waterstones today.
Copperfield reveals how crime is spiralling while millions of tax pounds are frittered away. Further adventures in lala land kindle edition by copperfield, david, dan collins. Wasting police time the crazy world of the war on crime. Wasting police time is listed as a criminal offence in many commonwealth countries. Ray gosling admits wasting police time over tv murder. Dont miss out on his future blogs subscribe to our emagazine at shitsandgiggles. Pc david copperfield was widely praised for the first book, which lifted the lid on bureaucracy, mismanagement and lunacy in the modern force. The ironic title of the book is something that is a criminal offence. In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading wasting police time.
Copperfields chief constable wont like it and neither will the government. The offence of wasting police time is committed when a person causes any wasteful employment of the police. It\s the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers waste money while fiddling the crime figures and scrambling to meet bogus home office targets. Pc david copperfield, author of the bestselling book. Wasting police time is an eyeopener as to how the government impedes serious police work by means of bureaucracy, political correctness, fluffy science thinking and the ticking of boxes to meet a variety of absurd political targets. The driver behind the wheel, a 51yearold man from chorley, failed to stop for officers when asked, leading to a police chase in the borough.
Wasting police time is copperfields hilarious and shocking diary of life as a modern british bobby. True, there were other uniformed officers inside the police station. Wasting police time is pc david copperfields hilarious but shocking picture of life in a modern british town, where teenage yobs terrorise the elderly, drunken couples brawl in front of their children and drugaddicted burglars and muggers roam free. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Wasting police time wikimili, the free encyclopedia. It was the first book to spill the beans about the way senior police officers. We see how the upper echelons of the police force have embraced this woolly philosophy and are now so out of. Review of wasting police time by pc david copperfield foseti. Wasting police time by david copperfield waterstones.
Wasting police time was a hit in britain and it inspired another cop to write a similar book, perverting the course of justice inspector gadget real name withheld. Woman given warning after wasting police time clydebank post. Copperfield\s chief constable won\t like it and neither will the government. It depends on what you mean by wasting police time. Apr 28, 2020 police received reports of a bmw being driven erratically in garstang road.
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