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An immensely powerful and sobering look inside the British police force. Kevin Maxwell, who after a decade of daily experiences of intolerance and abuse as a gay black officer took the force to employment tribunal, exposes the full scale of racism, homophobia, entrenched prejudice and moral cherry-picking within the field of law enforcement.
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN: 9781846276804
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 412 g
Dimensions: 234 x 153 x 21 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Forced Out is a searing dissection of institutional racism and personal tragedy with two major UK police forces with tendrils extending into the dark world of compromat and media manipulation. Painstakingly researched and beautifully written, this is a burning, righteous book -- A. L. Kennedy
Brave and essential, Forced Out is a shocking expose of racism and homophobia in today's police. This courageous book pushes us to demand equality, fairness and accountability -- Peter Tatchell
Kevin is an example of what the police force needs in its ranks: a gay, black man from an ordinary family. [And yet] his career was destroyed by unaccountable, untouchable senior officers who don't like different ... We all need to read accounts like this to understand the mechanics of inequality so that it can be dismantled -- Gurpal Virdi, author of * Behind the Blue Line *
Chilling * Observer *
A compelling expose of racism and homophobia within the police force -- Gay's the Word
The story of the racism he saw at the heart of the machine is staggering - revealed in his important, gripping new book -- Johann Hari
Impressive... An engrossing read and a terrible indictment of the British police force -- Books of the Year chosen by Bernadine Evaristo * New Statesman *
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Absolutely brilliant book. Discloses the realities of work in police, racial intolerance and homophobia. Really enjoyed a genuine Author's story and been fascinated by his determination and strong will! Highly... More
“Essential reading”
This account of Maxwell's career with the police is outstanding. It is carefully considered and very restrained, but nevertheless has the tension of a thriller. Once I started reading, I could not stop. He... More
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