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''No Comment is essential reading for anyone interested in the questions being asked of the Met today'' Katherine Faulkner

''A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered what happens after they''ve called 999 and a shocking indictment of a system not fit for purpose'' Angela Kirwin


Jess McDonald was a true crime junkie and Line of Duty sofa sleuth with a strong sense of justice. Under a year later, thanks to a controversial new initiative, she was a detective in the London Metropolitan Police Service.

The Met Police's Direct Entry Detective scheme was aimed at turning people with no experience of the police into detectives.

When it was launched, to tackle an unprecedented recruitment crisis, over 4,500 people, Jess included, applied.

But why, within just a year of qualifying, had the majority of Jess' cohort resigned?

No Comment is Jess' candid, eye-opening and often shocking account, exploring the re

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 4/11/2024
      ISBN13: 9781526621740, 978-1526621740
      ISBN10: 1526621746
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      Book Synopsis

      ''No Comment is essential reading for anyone interested in the questions being asked of the Met today'' Katherine Faulkner

      ''A must-read for anyone who has ever wondered what happens after they''ve called 999 and a shocking indictment of a system not fit for purpose'' Angela Kirwin


      Jess McDonald was a true crime junkie and Line of Duty sofa sleuth with a strong sense of justice. Under a year later, thanks to a controversial new initiative, she was a detective in the London Metropolitan Police Service.

      The Met Police's Direct Entry Detective scheme was aimed at turning people with no experience of the police into detectives.

      When it was launched, to tackle an unprecedented recruitment crisis, over 4,500 people, Jess included, applied.

      But why, within just a year of qualifying, had the majority of Jess' cohort resigned?

      No Comment is Jess' candid, eye-opening and often shocking account, exploring the re

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