Book review: policing at the top: the roles, values and attitudes of Chief Police Officers

As the Police Service of England and Wales navigates its way through a period of flux across organizational, cultural, and performance management lines, Bryn Caless’s new book is a timely addition to the discourse on policing culture and practice. Tony Murphy finds that in many respects this book dispels some myths about the nature of policing at the top, but also lays bare the macho culture, suspicion, and dislike affecting officers at all levels.