UNTOUCHABLES Dirty Cops, Bent Justice and Racism in Scotland Yard

Hardback. The first expose of Scotland Yard in 30yrs and the result of a 5yr investigation into the Yard's most secretive and powerful unit - the very one charged with rooting out corrupt and racist police. In 1993 the Yard set up the Ghost Squad, an undercover and anti-corruption unit whose existence was known to only a handful of senior officers who operated with no independent oversight. In 1998, these shadowy detectives went public as 'The Untouchables'. Their motto: 'integrity is non-negotiable'. But instead of thorough corruption investigations and prosecutions, there was corruption management. Instead of justice and accountability, there were double standards and the cover-up of miscarriages of justice. Based on thousands of official documents, which the Yard hoped would never see the light of day, and hundreds of interviews, this book is an integrity test on the most powerful police force in Britain. For the first time, police whistle blowers speak out about the hidden failures and cover-ups during some of Scotland Yard's most high-profile cases, from the still unsolved murders of Daniel Morgan, David Norris, Stephen Lawrence and Damilola Taylor (at time of publication) to the prosecution of Royal Butler Paul Burrell and the Jill Dando case. The authors also reveal the secret history of corruption surrounding the biggest robbery in British history, the £26 million Brinks Mat gold bullion heist, which on its 21st anniversary still dogged Scotland Yard. After the Stephen Lawrence scandal, the Government promised a fully independent system of investigating the police. Instead, the Home Office stacked the new police watchdog with retired law enforcement officers led by the former head of the Yard's Anti-Corruption Squad. Part One: The Dark Side; Part Two: The Ghosts of the Ghost Squad; Part Three: The Supergrass Farce; Part Four: Double Standards; Part Five: A Silent Coup. With Acronyms, Notes and Index. 544pp. lge. 8vo. h/back. F. in F. dw. A heavy book which will require additional postage. Scarce.