27 FEBRUARY 1959, Page 9

I SEE THAT Superintendent Herbert Hannam, of Bodkin Adams fame

(if fame is the word) has been giving his recipe for a good policeman. His first ingredient is courage, which seems unexcep- tionable; but the precise type of courage which Superintendent Hannam finds so essential seems a little odd. It is 'the courage to do things the law forbids.' I must say that after the Towpath case and the Adams case I had my doubts as to how far Superintendent Hannam was a really good policeman. But I am sure he has always been courageous—and for that matter consistent.

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