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Richard Ramsay
Richard Ramsay was working in a London bank when he decided to do something different. From his first day in the Hampshire Police as a new recruit, he realised that he had started ...view moreRichard Ramsay was working in a London bank when he decided to do something different. From his first day in the Hampshire Police as a new recruit, he realised that he had started doing a job that would be unlike anything that he had experienced before.
This was a world where he and his fellow probationers would be continually tested and would need to prove themselves. It was also a place where they might face danger or high drama in the middle of a mundane, routine patrol. Horror, humour, and tragedy all made frequent appearances.
The author describes the process of learning how the world of policing works, which he describes as a giant jigsaw puzzle. As time goes on, a picture emerges as the pieces of the jigsaw start fitting together.
People seem to have an insatiable curiosity and interest in police fiction in written form, radio, television, and cinema. However, the author believes that, overall, the portrayal of police work in the media is not authentic.
After six years in Hampshire, the writer transferred to London and spent the rest of his service in the Metropolitan Police. In central London he faced a whole new series of challenges, including plain-clothes work combating street crime, dealing with urban rioting, and keeping the capital safe from terrorists.
Later, he spent four years at Scotland Yard, where he worked on a number of projects that examined policing methods and researched more effective ways of doing things. He retired from the police service in 1994. The author has a wife and two daughters and lives in the London area.view less