<p>¿<em>Policing is a uniquely dangerous, harrowing and challenging profession where officers are expected to do far more than prevent and detect crime. To be a police officer is also to be a social worker, marriage guidance counsellor, mental health worker and medic.</em>¿</p><p>Offering incredible true stories from the front line of policing, <em>The Coppers'' Lot</em> is a compelling insight into what it takes to be a police officer in Britain in the 21st century. The extraordinary experiences recounted include:</p><ul><li>The heroic officer who continued to put his life in grave danger as he pursued marauding terrorists wearing suicide vests, while they indiscriminatingly stabbed members of the public.</li><li>The undercover officer who targeted organised crime groups and drug dealers.</li><li>The courageous officer who regularly tackled knife crime head on, saving several lives.</li><li>The intense feeling of elation when an officer discovered key evidence to convict a murdering