Calling Sergeant Crockford - The story of a pioneering policewoman in the 1960s

Written by her daughter Ruth and rich in social history, this is the story of a real-life woman police sergeant at the top of her game, guiding her WPCs through the immense societal changes of the early 1960s.

About the author

Ruth D'Alessandro is the daughter of police parents and was born and brought up in Shinfield, mid-way between Reading and Wokingham in Berkshire. She studied Modern Arabic at Durham University, and worked for 10 years with Librairie du Liban, the Middle East's largest reference publisher. After having her daughters, Ruth worked as a freelance educational writer, then built up her business as a commercial digital content writer. Ruth is the author of the Crockford trilogy, telling her mother's story as a policewoman in 1950s and 1960s Britain.

Summary

Written by her daughter Ruth and rich in social history, this is the story of a real-life woman police sergeant at the top of her game, guiding her WPCs through the immense societal changes of the early 1960s.

Foreword

Written by her daughter Ruth and rich in social history, this is the story of a real-life woman police sergeant at the top of her game, guiding her WPCs through the immense societal changes of the early 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Ruth D'Alessandro
• Publisher: Headline Book
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2024
• EAN: 9781802793703
• ISBN: 978-1-80279-370-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 196 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 280 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; True Crime, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Law Enforcement, TRUE CRIME / General, HISTORY / Social History, Memoirs, Social & cultural history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Law Enforcement, HISTORY / Women, Social and cultural history, Police & security services, c 1960 to c 1969, Police and security services, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs