Book description
The police strike of 1923 resulted in a weekend orgy of
destruction. Three persons were killed and property valued at hundreds
of thousands of pounds destroyed in the Melbourne CBD.
The strike resulted from a breakdown in communication between an inept Chief
Commissioner and a manipulative constable determined to be as vindictive as
possible. It sucked in the Government and the Police Association.
Its most immediate cause was a system of supervision by senior constables in
plain clothes which the men bitterly resented. The other major factors
leading to the strike were the abolition of police pensions in 1906 and the
revolting barrack accommodation in which single men resided.
Days of Violence contains powerful lessons for all parties - the
Government, the police administration, the police associations and the
members.
About the author
Gavin Brown retired recently from the Victoria Police after
serving for 37 years, the last ten as Assistant Commissioner. He
was awarded the Australian Police Medal in 1995. He holds an MA in
criminology and is currently a research consultant to the Centre for
Police Studies at Monash University, Melbourne.
Robert Haldane joined the Victoria Police Force in 1968; his
service includes work as a detective, police researcher, industrial
relations officer, and magazine editor. He was awarded the
Australian Police Medal in 1998. A Graduate of the FBI National
Academy, he holds a BA (Hons) and PhD from La Trobe University.
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