From Trauma to Triumph: The Pocket Sergeant Journey is the unflinchingly honest memoir of Paul Cooper, a former police officer turned award-winning tech entrepreneur. Best known for creating Pocket Sergeant, a bestselling app that transformed frontline policing, Paul lifts the lid on the pain, perseverance, and personal sacrifice behind the public success story.

Raised in the North East of England amid violence, addiction, and loss, Paul was placed into care at the age of eight after the death of his mother and years of abuse at the hands of his father. Bounced between foster homes, he eventually found stability with a family who showed him love and a turning point that helped fuel his dream of becoming a police officer.

But years later, when his innovative app began gaining national attention, pressure from another policing organisation forced his hand: stay in the job or walk away to grow the app. He chose the unknown.

This book follows Paul's journey from a traumatic childhood to a crossroad that would define his life leaving behind a steady career to pursue a purpose-driven business that now helps tens of thousands across policing.

From Trauma to Triumph is a story of rising from rock bottom, backing yourself and proving that even the darkest beginnings can lead to incredible futures.

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'What a fantastic read. A lot of the topics were very close to home for me, and I found it quite an emotional read'
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'I laughed, I cried, I felt it all. This book doesn't just tell a story, it makes you live it'

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