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There are an enormous number of books written by and about policemen  Here's just a sample. A more complete listing can be found in: A LIfe of Crime - a bibliography of British Police Officers memoirs & biographies, by Martin Stallion (Police History Society)

Alway   Ronald Memories Live Longer Than Dreams 1996 Anderson Matthew Poems & Songs 1893 Anderson Robert Criminals & Crime 1907 Anderson Matthew Poems 1912 Andrew   Kenneth Walter Miracle Man 1983 Angus John W On Powers & Duties 1904 Butters   John A Policeman's Lot   2000 Caminada Jerome Twenty-five years of detective life  1844-1914 1898 Campion   Roger The Call Of Duty  Police Gallantry In Devon & Cornwall  Decorations, Orders, Medals And Commendations For Gallantry And Devotion To Duty Awarded To Officers Who Have Served In The Police Forces Of Devon And Cornwall  1948-1997   Clement Harry I See A Friendly Face Behind Me  Stories Of The Flying Squad And Det  Insp  Harry Boulden  1929-1998   Coughlin   Ken A  G   Neale  A ‘Tiny' Glimpse  1994 Daley   Harry   D This Small Cloud  A Personal Memoir  Harry Daley 1986  Davy  Sam  A Policeman's Progress  By Sam Davy 1990 Dewar David Liquor Laws For Scotland 1903 Dilnot George The Crime Club 1916 Doyle   Tim Peaks And Valleys  The Ups And Downs Of A Young Garda  1997 Dunlop Major W On Police Drill 1906 Eldridge   A  W   C Just Out Of Sight  1998 Fenwick George Lee History Of Chester 1897 Ferris   Bob Bad News On The Doorstep  2001 Fletcher   Tony   Cobbled Beat  2000 Froest Frank C The Crime Club 1916 Fuller Robert A Memoirs 1912 Gregg R M A Constables Duty & How To Do It 1903 Hames   Michael Dirty Squad  The Story Of The Obscene Publications Branch  2000 Heaton   Paul Michael  Not All Coppers Are -!  A Gwent Policeman's Story  1994 Henderson Edward Elliott With Cycle Camp & Camera In The Highlands 1905 Henry Edward Richard Duty Hints 1907 Hermon   Sir   John C Holding The Line  An Autobiography  1997 Horan     On The Side Of The Law  Biography Of J D  Nicholson, Formerly Assistant Superintendent   1944 Houlton   Trevor Are You Coming Quietly?  Tales Of A Kidsgrove Bobby In The 1960s  1996 Hughes   Denis Walking The Beat - Of Life  1996 Huntley   Bob Bomb Squad   My War Against The Terrorists : 1977 Hurley John Wiltshire Policemen Vol 1  1839-1870  Career & Personal Details Of Officers Appointed From The Founding Of The Force To March 1870 1997 Jenkins   Arthur Hughes  A Long Beat  Service To The Crown, Home And Abroad  1994 Jervis   Richard   B  Chronicles Of A Victorian Detective  1995 Lemon   David M   H Never Quite A Soldier  2000 Mark  Sir   Robert In The Office Of Constable  1978 Mcgartland Martin Dead Man Running  The True Story Of A Secret Agent's Escape From The Ira And Mi5  1998 Mcnee   Sir   David  Mcnee's Law  1983 Melville-Lee Capt History of Police in England 1901 Murphy   Gerald Copper Mandarin  A Memoir 1984 Oliver Hartmann J Law & Love 1902 Perkins   Bill Railway Copper  2000 Porter Alexander Gamekeepers Manual 1907 Read  Leonard   Nipper Read  The Man Who Nicked The Krays  1991 Riddleston   Bernard   Hoffy   An Autobiography Spanning Eighty-Five Years  1995 Roberts   Tom  Friends And Villains  An Autobiography  1987 St Johnston   Sir   Eric One Policeman's Story  1978 Slipper   Jack   Slipper Of The Yard  1981 Smethurst. Thomas. Reminiscences Of A Bolton And Stalybridge Policeman 1888-1922. 1983 Shaw  Mick   Over 100 Years Of Hanslope And Castlethorpe Village Policemen      Stallion Martin Cops, Flics And Mounties  A Bibliography Of Overseas Police Officers' Memoirs And Biographies 2000 Stallion Martin A Life Of Crime  A Bibliography Of British Police Officers' Memoirs And Biographies 1998 Stonier   Fred   A Brummy In Search Of A Talent 1906-  1999 Sweeney John My Greatest Cases 1905 Syme John Fighting Officaldom 1913 Talbot Luke Poems By 1907 Talbot Luke Poems 1912 Troup   Jack   The Life That Jack Lived  Experiences Of A Norfolk Soldier And Policeman  1997 Trist Edward Take Cover. The Wartime Memories Of A Devon Policeman, 1938-1946. 2001 Turner R J Railway Police Manual 1916 Walker John Cycle Camp & Camera In The Highlands 1905 Waters   Samuel A Policeman's Ireland  1999 Wheeldon       On Self Defence 1905 Wickstead   Bert Gangbuster   Tales Of The Old Grey Fox  1985 Williams   Ken Wildlife In Custody  1977 Wyeth   Romy Poachers & Poisoned Owls  Tales Of A Country Policeman's Wife  1997