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Book Review By John M Bourne
Coppering the Cannon by James Cannon

What makes someone a good policeman? Is it rushing around with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring? What is it like to face violent and drunken people on a Saturday night? How would you cope with the carnage of a fatal accident, or interviewing a suspect for a robbery? How much have police methods changed over the last 30 years, and how different are the methods used in England?

The book covers a period of six years, beginning with the selection and training process, continuing through some of the early experiences and mistakes to the end of the probationary period. The adventures and learning continue on a wide front, including responsibility for training new recruits with many attendant adventures. The successes and failures in seeking promotion occupy the last part of the book, concluding with promotion to Sergeant

The book shows murder, violence, terrorism, rape, industrial disputes, and robbery through the eyes of a young British Bobby working in a provincial English town in the 1970's.



Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - British

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 ()
Europe Yes
Small town? Yes
Century: - 1960's-1970's

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - encouraged - like laughing
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 0-25% of book
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