by AFP Former Members Association | 20 Aug 2020 | Book Club
Under Siege shows us the remarkable job homicide investigators and hostage negotiators perform, and their endurance and courage in impossible circumstances. More than that, this brave memoir reveals how the daily trauma and stress affected Belinda Neil’s role as wife and mother and how she fought against the terrifying post–traumatic stress disorder that resulted to come back from a very dark place.
by AFP Former Members Association | 20 Aug 2020 | Book Club
In this powerful memoir, Simon Gillard reveals the details of the cases he worked on, how the police force operates, and how one man’s life can spiral so out of control. He is now working to create awareness about PTSD and has written this book to help other sufferers.
by AFP Former Members Association | 20 Aug 2020 | Book Club
A powerful story of life under fire and one man’s journey back from the brink. Grant Edwards was once an elite athlete, Olympics qualifier and Australia’s strongest man. His Guinness Book of Records feats of strength were acclaimed internationally, and as a high ranking police officer he spent decades protecting vulnerable people around the world. But nothing could shield him from catastrophic harm in the line of duty.
by AFP Former Members Association | 20 Aug 2020 | Book Club
What’s life like really in the job? Nobby Clark writes about his experience while working in the Australian Federal Police. The book describes some of Nobby’s hilarious episodes while in the job during the 70’s 80’s & 90’s. It is a tribute to Frank “Nobby” Stanley CLARK who passed away on 14 September 2018.
by AFP Former Members Association | 11 Feb 2020 | Book Club
Cameron Hardiman is a current serving member of the Australian Federal Police and he has written a book about his time in the Victoria Police & the AFP. It is called Ten Feet Tall and Not Quite Bulletproof: Drug Busts and Helicopter Rescues One Cop’s Extraordinary True Story. It is also a book which will give the general public some insight into the life of a Policeman and how they have to deal with PTSD.