![]() ![]() A distinguished officer and advocate for building a more equal criminal justice system and society, Leroy is a founding member and former chair of the Black Police Association. Leroy Logan is a former superintendent in the Metropolitan police and author of Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop. Leroy was in conversation with acclaimed broadcaster and author Afua Hirsch to discuss Leroy’s career challenges and successes, race relations in the UK, the myriad issues facing the Met, and how to empower the capital’s young people at a time when opportunities for them appear to be running thin. ![]() One of the founder members of the Black Police Association, his book serves as a history lesson in race relations in modern-day Britain. Leroy’s book Closing Ranks: My Life as a Cop tells of his illustrious career, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the workings of the Met. ![]() His story of changing the Met from the inside was the subject of a Small Axe film, the Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning BBC series directed by Steven McQueen. Leroy would eventually spend the next 30 years in public service, rising to the rank of superintendent. When Leroy Logan was in his mid-20s, his father (a Windrush-generation Jamaican) was brutally beaten by Metropolitan Police officers. ![]()
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