Force to Reckon with, A (2 Parts)

Synopsis: 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 policing in Stoke Newington and Hackney, where there is a potentially explosive crisis in relations between police and the black community.
Part 2 examines issues of law and order: how should Britain be policed? Can the traditional Bobby survive? Who polices the police? How well does the complaints system work? Should police be armed? Contributors include several police chief constables and a former Home Office minister.
Series: In Evidence, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 60 min. Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1980
Availability: Hire
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Subjects: Law; Sociology
Keywords: ethnic minorities; law enforcement; police forces; race relations

Director

Francis Gerard

Writer

Jonathan Dimbleby

Cast

Jonathan Dimbleby

Title: At the sharp end
Synopsis: Part 2 examines issues of law and order: how should Britain be policed? Can the traditional Bobby survive? Who polices the police? How well does the complaints system work? Should police be armed? Contributors include several police chief constables and a
Title: Pigs in the middle

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