Bent Coppers

The Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Battle Against Police Corruption

By: Graeme McLagan

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Paperback | 1 April 2004 | Edition Number 1

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The inside story of a secret unit that has worked under cover to expose corruption in the Metropolitan Police since the early 1990s - written by Graeme McLagan, contributor to THE REAL LINE OF DUTY.

''If you want a book that is genuinely ''unputdownable'' read BENT COPPERS'' Johnny Vaughan, THE SUN

''A very engaging read - the outrageous nature of bent cops'' behaviour guarantees that'' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

Shocked by the extent of corruption within its ranks, Scotland Yard set up a new anti-corruption unit in the early 1990s. Its members had to operate in conditions of unprecedented secrecy and they became known as the ''Ghost Squad''.

Bent Coppers really did believe they were untouchable: they stole cash and property, fitted-up innocent people and sold secret information to cripple court cases. Many of the bent coppers are now in jail or awaiting trial but the battle against corruption is not over.

Only now can the story of the ''Ghost Squad'' be revealed. Award-winning BBC home affairs correspondent Graeme McLagan had followed the investigation since the beginning. He has interviewed undercover officers and many of the bent coppers they have exposed. this is the inside story of the ''Ghost Squad'' and how it broke into the secret world of police corruption.

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'Graeme McLagan is in the perfect position to write this expose of dirty, thieving, filthy police scum. An experienced undercover journalist and a decent writer, he confirms in massively comprehensive and thoroughly shocking detail what most of us knew already - that you should never, ever trust a copper. Cash and drug-gobbling, fit-ups, murder involvement - it's all here. Includes photos of the scum.' ZOO magazine

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Prologue: The Problem	p. 1
Corruption through the Years	p. 7
Forming the Ghost Squad	p. 35
Corruption in Elite Detective Squads	p. 50
The Great Flying Squad Robbery	p. 63
Investigating the Flying Squad	p. 84
Phase Two	p. 107
The Cannabis Sting	p. 121
Rolling Over	p. 149
Finding Evidence	p. 169
New Corruption Crackdown	p. 187
Appeals	p. 206
Problems and Difficulties	p. 226
SERCS	p. 252
Murder and the Detective Agency	p. 281
Kidnap Cops	p. 310
Flying Squad Justice	p. 333
Loose Ends	p. 361
Moving Targets	p. 381
The Continuing Struggle	p. 417
Index	p. 439
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The Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Battle Against Police Corruption

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