num_pages: 240
description: This is a personal memoir and a rare, insider's view of the police profession in transition. It tells of a life both distinguished and humble.In 1976, Whitrod resigned as commissioner of Queensland, no longer willing to tolerate the interference of the Bjelke-Petersen government. This was a decision that the Fitzgerald Inquiry would later vindicate.Whitrod rose through the ranks to command not only the Queensland police but the Commonwealth and the Papua New Guinea forces as well.
language: English
title: Before I Sleep: Memoirs of a Modern Police Commissioner
titlecomplete: Before I Sleep: Memoirs of a Modern Police Commissioner
ratings_count: 3
publisher: University of Queensland Press