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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