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Christine Nixon
$44.71
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2012
Summary
Fair Cop candidly shares the public and private stories of Christine Nixon-woman, spouse, citizen, constable-on a journey that encounters tragedy, corruption, ambition and humility.Christine Nixon became the first female Chief Commissioner of Police in Australia, appointed to head Victoria Police, at a most crucial time-the underworld was in the midst of a bloody war, the spectre of terrorism was emerging as a powerful new threat, and there was a stench of internal corruption.In this frank an…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522862058 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522862055 |
| Author: | Christine Nixon, Jo Chandler |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2012 |
| Weight: | 352g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 29mm |
About The Author
Christine Nixon
Christine Nixon was the first woman in Australia to be appointed a police commissioner, a post she held with Victoria Police from April 2001 to February 2009.Jo Chandler is a senior writer with The Age, writing in-depth reports and analysis across a broad spectrum of topics, with particular interests in humanitarian and women’s issues, aid and development, Indigenous affairs, and climate change, about which she has recently written a book, Feeling the Heat. She lives in Melbourne and has two teenage children.
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