Christine Nixon became the first female Chief Commissioner of\nPolice in Australia, appointed to head Victoria Police, at a most\ncrucial time-the underworld was in the midst of a bloody war, the\nspectre of terrorism was emerging as a powerful new threat, and\nthere was a stench of internal corruption. In this frank and\nengaging memoir, Christine Nixon reflects on the journey of a woman\ndeep into a manand#39;s world, describing the experiences that\nshaped her commitment to a model of policing as a community\nservice, committed to caring for societyand#39;s most vulnerable.\nShe explores the challenges of managing a police force through a\nperiod of profound social and cultural change, explains the hidden\ntensions at the front line of politics and policing and exposes the\npoisonous culture war within police ranks. Fair Cop candidly shares\nthe public and private stories of Christine Nixon-woman, spouse,\ncitizen, constable-on a journey that encounters tragedy,\ncorruption, ambition and humility. In its final chapters, it takes\nreaders inside the events of Black Saturday, the disaster that\nwould so cruelly scar the state of Victoria, claim so many lives,\nand test Christine Nixon as nothing before. It tracks the intimate\nstory of her days before the Bushfires Royal Commission and\nrecounts her efforts, as head of the Victorian Bushfires\nReconstruction and Recovery Authority, to renew ravaged\ncommunities.

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