Off The Beat : My life as a brown, Muslim woman in the Met

If you can’t change a system from the inside, you have no choice but to try and change it from the outside.That act starts with telling my own story as a brown Muslim woman in the Met. 'Nusrit Mehtab has gone through the Met like a force of nature…Her story is one worth reading.’HH Wendy Joseph KC, author of Unlawful Killings‘Off The Beat lifts the filthy carpets at the Met Police and shines a light on the darkness below.Gripping, fascinating and crucial to the future of UK policing.’Alice Vinten, author of On the Line. ‘A disturbing account of institutionalised sexism and racism in the Metropolitan police told from the perspective of a tough and fiercely ambitious officer who strove to rise up through the ranks’Harriet Wistrich, author of Sister in LawWhen Nusrit Mehtab joined the Metropolitan Police, the organization was rife with racism and misogyny.Officers refused to patrol with her, or even call her by her name.Her attempts to get promoted were met with hostility and ridicule, an