No Comment: What I Wish I'd Known About Becoming A Detective

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The Crown Prosecution Service isn’t really fit for purpose; they’re failing to keep people safe time and again. Overcoming the initial nerves in her first interrogation, DC McDonald endeavoured to play the part with conviction.

But with these crimes against women – and they are predominantly crimes against women – you can’t have that,” she says, pointing out that intimate crimes rarely have witnesses. This pressure, together with a challenging personal life, catapulted Ronnie into a life of excess and addiction. Over the centuries, our ability to react to these sweeping killers has evolved, most notably through the development of vaccines.The latest poll shows just 40 per cent of Britons have confidence in the police – down from 67 per cent last year, and 87 per cent in 1981.

The offender went on to be convicted of voyeurism, but Ms McDonald said: "I can't help thinking if the other guy hadn't seen that and jumped into action and knew what to do, I don't think my friend would have taken it further. Ranging across continents and centuries, Schama unpacks the stories of the often unknown individuals whose pioneering work changed the face of modern healthcare.As for the pitiful rape prosecution rate, her time working on sexual and domestic violence cases inside the Met’s community safety unit (CSU) convinced McDonald that the real culprit wasn’t police misogyny but the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) criteria that set a high bar for prosecuting.

These days, Mcdonald only sees the trial stage – she now works in prisoner welfare at the Old Bailey, the central criminal court.I wouldn’t go in an Uber alone at night, that’s quite a stupid thing to do, and I wouldn’t want to be on a dark street alone. No Comment is Jess' candid, eye-opening and often shocking account, exploring the reality of being a detective in the Met and responsible for 'keeping London safe for everyone'.