Bøker av Leonard Miller

The A6 murder case shocked the nation in 1961. But after James Hanratty was convicted of the crime and executed a series of books appeared over three decades arguing that there had been a major miscarriage of justice and an innocent man had been hanged. Some even suggested that the crime had involved a conspiracy and that it originated in the private life of the murder victim, Michael Gregsten. Leonard Miller's classic work of analysis, Shadows of Deadman's Hill, published before the Court of Appeal's final verdict on the case in 2002, was the first book to challenge the case for Hanratty's innocence. Piece by piece, Miller tore apart the claims that there had been a miscarriage of justice, as set out in no less than five full-length studies of the A6 murder case. These authors, he argued, were guilty of tunnel vision. There was no secret conspiracy involving third parties. The crime was unplanned. An impulsive attempt at robbery spiralled out of control as Hanratty enjoyed the power which a newly acquired gun gave him. Miller's conclusion was later echoed by the subsequent Court of Appeal's final verdict that Hanratty had all along been the A6 gunman and rapist, and that there was "overwhelming proof of the safety of the conviction from an evidential perspective". In this rewritten and expanded analysis, Leonard Miller returns after twenty years to his original study of the crime. He brings the story up to date, considers new studies, and provides the definitive account of the case for James Hanratty's guilt. This book also includes new material communicated to the author after the publication of his earlier work.

Law enforcement has evolved greatly over the past many years, and that's not just in reference to the myriad of newer, better, quicker forensics to help investigate and solve crimes. It's referring to basically everything involved in law enforcement from the uniforms to the cars to the working conditions, assignments, rank, etc.Basically everything that is except the people who actually do the job. Over a total of near 20 years, the police officer is still in the 'Cro-Magnon' stage of development. There are some who have progressed further than others, but the 'higher life forms' in the job tend to somehow avoid rank that seems reserved for the non-evolved.What happens in a day in the life of a police officer? Much of it is probably not at all what the average citizen thinks. Not by a long shot. Real Cops Don't Pay For Lunch tries to outline "e;a day in the life"e; honestly (sometimes embarrassingly so), clearly, and often amusingly.The guy who couldn't complete a sentence when he was stopped for speeding because "e;someone just called my wife - AND THEY JUST HUNG UP!"e;Another somewhat eccentric gentleman who was horrified to find he had a pocket full of change and proceeded to disburse said change across three of the six lanes of the highway he was on.Neither of them got a ticket. Several women who opted for the crying routine, however, were ticketed.None of this yet even takes into account the brass and the caste system in place at many police departments; brass who have committed atrocities that fully earned them that hunk of limburger cheese on their manifold. This was completely unbeknownst to them, of course, but it certainly delivered the message.Real Cops covers all this and more. Barney Miller watch out!