Beverley Douglas is an author, retired police officer, and lifelong advocate for justice. The youngest of nine children in a Jamaican family, whose parents came to Britain as part of the Windrush generation. She overcame early challenges to build a thirty-year career in policing, mentoring, and community service.

Her debut memoir, Cutie (2021), is a vibrant and heartfelt portrait of childhood in 1970s Bristol, celebrating community, resilience, and belonging.

In 2025, she published PC Bev, a candid and powerful account of her thirty-year policing career, offering a unique insight into life as one of the first Black women to serve in Avon and Somerset Police.

Today, Beverley continues to make a positive impact as a community volunteer, mentor, author, and broadcaster for The Real Women Show on Bristol Community Radio.