A Short History of Police and Policing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Short History of Police and Policing runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 50% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,584 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Short History of Police and Policing is an audiobook by Clive Emsley: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released June 15, 2021, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- June 15, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
- ISBN
- 9781696605434
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Short History of Police and Policing as an audiobook?
A Short History of Police and Policing runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is A Short History of Police and Policing free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Short History of Police and Policing?
A Short History of Police and Policing is narrated by John Lee.