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A review by readwithkatie_
Forced Out: A Detective's Story of Prejudice and Resilience by Kevin Maxwell
5.0
I cannot recommend this book enough!!! Especially if you’ve ever thought the UK police are not still institutionally racist.
It’s absolutely harrowing to read how one man faced so much racism and homophobia from fellow officers and how senior officers at GMP and the Met attempted to cover this up to retain the image that the police aren’t racist (the evidence of this is fully documented by the public reports of Maxwell’s employment tribunal)
Maxwell also makes a point of stressing that despite knowing some good cops, and recognising the important work of some officers, that attempts by individuals to break the prejudice is not enough. Particularly because the police continue to incentivise bad behaviour (the incentives are listed extensively and referenced).
Also another quick interesting point from the book is that Maxwell worked in counterterrorism and provides endless examples of racist targeting at UK airports by the police
It’s absolutely harrowing to read how one man faced so much racism and homophobia from fellow officers and how senior officers at GMP and the Met attempted to cover this up to retain the image that the police aren’t racist (the evidence of this is fully documented by the public reports of Maxwell’s employment tribunal)
Maxwell also makes a point of stressing that despite knowing some good cops, and recognising the important work of some officers, that attempts by individuals to break the prejudice is not enough. Particularly because the police continue to incentivise bad behaviour (the incentives are listed extensively and referenced).
Also another quick interesting point from the book is that Maxwell worked in counterterrorism and provides endless examples of racist targeting at UK airports by the police