CAN I PEE IN YOUR HELMET? - Mitchell, Brian
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"PC MITCHELL! BUTTONS!" It's 1981. Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister and police inspectors are picky over untethered pockets. Charity bands and police body armour haven't been invented yet. The police service has just come through a difficult decade of low numbers, low pay and low morale. As a new decade dawns Brian Mitchell is propelled from sixth form to uniform - to a two-year probationary period as a PC in Shirley, Southampton. In this witty, thoughtful and fascinating tale of policing in Thatcher's Britain, the former superintendent recounts his experiences as a young recruit - from the…mehr

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"PC MITCHELL! BUTTONS!" It's 1981. Margaret Thatcher is Prime Minister and police inspectors are picky over untethered pockets. Charity bands and police body armour haven't been invented yet. The police service has just come through a difficult decade of low numbers, low pay and low morale. As a new decade dawns Brian Mitchell is propelled from sixth form to uniform - to a two-year probationary period as a PC in Shirley, Southampton. In this witty, thoughtful and fascinating tale of policing in Thatcher's Britain, the former superintendent recounts his experiences as a young recruit - from the penal-like homophobic regime of training school to foot patrol work - where he deals with deranged dogs, drunk drivers, domestic disputes - and a knife wielding youth in his first hour on duty. An exposé of life on and off duty, Can I pee in your helmet? recounts uproarious tales of ignominious encounters with "Hells Angels", IRA sympathisers and exotic dancers, while exposing the grim realities of sudden death in a compassionate and reflective way. Meet Reg, the racist footie fan; local crime kingpin Val (VD for short) Dromone and back breaking public order shield training drills. Explore the social lives of young men living in single officers' police lodgings with curries, clubs, pubs, a shift brewery trip and a stag night - all 1980s style...what could possibly go wrong?
Autorenporträt
Brian Mitchell is a former police superintendent, teacher, and psychotherapeutic counsellor. Joining Hampshire Constabulary in 1980, he primarily worked as a detective, heading the CID in Portsmouth and Western Hampshire, and later became a critical incident and firearms commander. In 2009, he served as a tutor for the National Policing Improvements Agency (which later became the College of Policing). Brian holds a B.A. (Hons) degree, a post-graduate certificate in education, and two diplomas in Transactional Analysis after completing a four-year course in psychotherapy at the Metanoia Institute in London.He worked as a university and hospice counsellor before entering private practice and later joined SIX Mental Health Solutions, an organisation founded by former footballer Tony Adams.Can I Pee in Your Helmet? is his first book, drawing upon his policing experiences. Another volume is planned for autumn 2025. He resides in Hampshire.