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  1. Police Tapes, The (1977 Film)

    Director
    Steve Morrison; Alan Segal; Malcolm Southern
    Subject
    Social welfare; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A group of British policemen from Birmingham are shown excerpts from the American television programme THE POLICE TAPES, which shows New York police at work in the Bronx. They discuss the likelihood of...

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  2. Law and Order (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Law; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at how an unarmed police force copes in modern Britain, with over 160,000 burglaries in 1994 in London alone and a rising drugs problem, by following a police constable in an inner London area and a...

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  3. Police Warnings (1981 Video)

    Director
    Michael Rigg
    Producer
    Michael Rigg
    Subject
    Social welfare
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 31 min.

    Illustrates the system of formal and informal warnings as administered by the Strathclyde Police. Discussion between Professor Martin and Superintendent Frood on the warning system.

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  4. Force to Reckon with, A (2 Parts) (1980 Film, Video)

    Director
    Francis Gerard
    Subject
    Law; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Two programmes about policing, looking from particular problems to wider issues of public order, accountability and general concern about the difficulties that face police and public. Part 1 examines...

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  5. Way to Holmes, The (1988 Video)

    Producer
    David Saunders
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the ways in which computers are used by the police to help run incident rooms which handle serious crimes. A system called MIRIAM (Major Incident Room Index and Action management) was a prototype...

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  6. Policing London in the 70s (2008)

    Subject
    History; Law; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 94 minutes), £14.99

    Available for the first time on DVD, 4 films from the Metropolitan Police archive vividly capturing the work of police officers in London during the 1970s. Violent and uncompromising, these films reflect the...

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  7. Decision to Prosecute, The (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Law
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 55 min.

    A panel of police officers, from constable to chief constable, and others from the judiciary and central and local government, are faced with a series of hypothetical situations closely based on real events....

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  8. Driving While Black (2001)

    Subject
    Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 30 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    This film is based in Cincinnati where friction between the Police Department and the African-American population has escalated into confrontation more than once in the past thirty years. The issue of...

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  9. Injustice (2002)

    Subject
    Law; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 98 minutes), £25.00 Iinclusive)

    In 1969 David Oluwale became the first black person to die in police custody in Britain. Others have died since then but no police officers have been convicted in connection with these deaths. This video is...

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  10. Through a Blue Lens (2002)

    Subject
    Health Education; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale Hire, VHS (PAL, 53 minutes), £10.00 (+VAT +p&p) hire £40.00 (+VAT +p&p) sale

    A group of compassionate police in Vancouver started documenting their work with long-term drug addicts on the streets, with the idea of creating a powerful tool to prevent drug use among young people. This...

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