NCJ Number
16371
Date Published
1969
Length
0 pages
Annotation
DOCUMENTARY WHICH USES REAL LIFE EPISODES TO DEPICT THE ROUTINE WORK OF A POLICEMAN IN A LARGE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Abstract
THIS FILM DEALS WITH THE ROLE OF POLICE IN ONE DISTRICT OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. IT CAPTURES POLICE OPERATIONS AS VIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY. DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AS WELL AS THE MORE MUNDANE ASPECTS OF POLICE WORK ARE DEPICTED, ILLUSTRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE POLICE ROLE. A POLICE OFFICER IS FOLLOWED THROUGH SEVERAL SITUATIONS, INCLUDING PICKING UP A DRUNK FROM THE STREET, BREAKING UP A FAMILY QUARREL, ARRESTING A PROSTITUTE, AND SETTLING AN ARGUMENT OVER A TAXI FARE.