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The intelligent art of solving crimes before they happen.
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STEVYN COLGAN joined the police after a drunken bet with his father (also a policeman) on his 18th birthday that he couldn't stay in the force for 6 months. He stayed 30 years. He currently works as a writer on the popular BBC TV series QI and its sister show, The Museum of Curiosity, for BBC Radio 4. He's written briefing notes for two prime ministers, TV scripts for Gerry Anderson and Doctor Who, helped build dinosaur skeletons for the Natural History Museum and movie monsters for Bruce Willis to shoot at. He's also been set on fire twice, been kissed by Princess Diana once, and Freddie Mercury once wore his helmet. He is a creative consultant for Left/Field London, a visiting lecturer at a number of UK universities, and has given hundreds of talks across the UK and USA. He was a judge for the 2014 Transmission Awards for the Communication of Ideas. He stops inordinately frequently for tea.
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Why Did the Policeman Cross the Road?: How to solve problems before they arise
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR007767416
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Why Did the Policeman Cross the Road?: How to solve problems before
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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Can lollipops reduceantisocial behaviour? Could wizards prevent street gambling? Do fake bus stopsprotect pensioners? Can dog shows help reduce murder rates?Stevyn Colgan spentthirty years in the police service-twelve of them as part of the ProblemSolving Unit, a special team with an extraordinary brief: to solve problems ofcrime and disorder that were unresponsive to traditional policing.They could tryanything as long as it wasn't illegal (or immoral), wouldn't bring the policeinto disrepute, and didn't cost very much. The result is this extraordinarycollection of innovative and imaginative approaches to crime prevention,showing us that any problem can be solved if we can just identify itsunderlying roots.In Why Did the Policeman Cross the Road? you'lllearn how bees can prevent elephant stampedes and what tiger farms and sexworkers have in common. You'll read about killer snakes in African cornfieldsand cholera epidemics in Soho. You'll come to appreciate the advantages ofsticking gum on celebrities' faces, why the colour of the changing room mightdecide a football match, and how eating lobsters may help to save their lives.This book is anamusing, insightful and sometimes controversial celebration of good policingand problem solving that reaches beyond law enforcement and into everyday life. Codice articolo 406822
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