What she endured during the end of her service was just appalling, and I really hope that things like that do not continue to happen!! I was shocked with all the negativity and bullying/prejudice she had to face when she was at the top of her game, and doing so much good for the police force. This really helped to make her more human, and for us a reader to empathise with the things she went through during life on the 'beat' I love how this book included Sandhu's heritage and early life/personal life, as well as her policing stories. I loved that Parm Sandhu read the audio book herself - it's always so much better when an author reads their audiobook - particularly in non-fiction/autobiographical books. This book was really interesting and eye opening. I was super intrigued by this book - particularly because the idea of racism and prejudice within the police force has been in the news quite a lot recently. It is a story that cannot fail to inspire anyone who has experienced prejudice or abuse of any kind.

Black and Blue tells her shocking story and of her quest for justice in her police work and for herself. However, Parm's time on the force was chequered throughout with incidents of racial and gender discrimination, and, after deciding to make a stand, she found herself facing a spurious charge of gross misconduct. She played a senior organizing role in the London Olympics and was the superintendent on duty when Lee Rigby was beheaded in the street in Greenwich. Forced into an abusive arranged marriage aged just 16, Parm made the decision to escape to London with her newborn son and later joined the police as a constable.ĭuring her thirty-year career, Parm worked in everything from crime prevention to counter-terrorism, and she also served in the Met's police corruption unit. In this enthralling memoir, Parm chronicles her journey from life on the outskirts of Birmingham as the fourth child of immigrants from the Punjab to the upper echelons of the Met. She was also the only non-white female to have been promoted through the ranks from constable to chief superintendent in the Met's entire history.

'A page-turner which everyone who cares about policing and justice in Britain should read.' Meera SyalĪt the point of her retirement from the Metropolitan Police Service in 2019, Parm Sandhu was the most senior BAME woman in the capital's police force.

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