NCJ Number
19977
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
EXAMINES VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE POLICE.
Abstract
THE FILM BEGINS BY EXAMINING THE POLICE ROLE SUCH AS GOING THROUGH INSPECTION AND ROLL CALL. OTHER DUTIES OF THE OFFICERS ARE DISPLAYED INCLUDING SETTLING DISPUTES, BREAKING UP FIGHTS, AND COUNSELING IN JUVENILE RELATIONS. THE FILM GIVES HIGHLIGHTS OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND STATE POLICE FUNCTIONS. THE OPERATIONS OF THE CRIME LABORATORY ARE ALSO EXAMINED. INTERVIEWS WITH POLICE CHIEFS IN VARIOUS U.S. CITIES, SUCH AS ATLANTA, WINSTON SALEM, AND MIAMI ARE INCLUDED.