Good Cop, Bad War

Neil Woods with JS Rafaeli

ISBN 10: 1785032690 / ISBN 13: 9781785032691

Published by Ebury Publishing,, 2016

About this Item

Neil Woods spent fourteen years (1993-2007) infiltrating drug gangs as an undercover policeman, befriending and gaining the trust of some of the most violent, unpredictable criminals in Britain But Neil was never your stereotypical gung-ho, tough-guy copper This is the story of how a thoughtful, idealistic character learned to use his empathetic nature to master some of the roughest, most dangerous work in law enforcement There was no training, no manual and no plan for when things went wrong; he was just dropped at a corner and told to make connections But, inevitably, having swords thrust against his jugular, witnessing beatings, stabbings, and gangsters burning suspected rats with acid took its toll 320 pages pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Good Cop, Bad War
• Publisher: Ebury Publishing,
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1785032690
• ISBN 13: 9781785032691
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • outlier literature
  • polemics
  • Biography - Autobiography

About this title

Synopsis

Neil Woods was the first and best of his kind – an undercover cop whose brief was to infiltrate Britain’s most dangerous drug gangs, befriending the foot soldiers before taking on their gangster bosses.

Starting out in the early 90s and making the rules up as he went, Neil was at the forefront of police surveillance. He quickly earned a name as the most successful operative of his time and his expertise was called upon by drugs squads around the country to tackle an ever growing problem.

But after years on the streets, spending time with the vulnerable users at the bottom of the chain, Neil began to question the seemingly futile war he was risking both his life and sanity for. What if the real enemy wasn’t who he thought?

Good Cop, Bad War is an intense account of the true effects of the war on drugs and a gripping insight into the high pressure world of British undercover policing.

About the Author

Neil Woods spent fourteen years (1993-2007) infiltrating drug gangs as an undercover policeman - befriending and gaining the trust of some of the most violent, unpredictable criminals in Britain. With the insight that can only come from having fought on its front lines, Neil came to see the true futility of the War on Drugs - that it demonises those who need help, and only empowers the very worst elements in society. Neil is a board member of the international organisation Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) in the USA, and Chair of the organisation in the U.K. Made up exclusively of law enforcement figures, LEAP campaigns for an end to the drug war, and for drug policy to be based on evidence. He's a regular pundit on the subject of drugs and drug policy in the media, and starred in Channel 4 Drugs Live.