High rise in crime rate

Title

High rise in crime rate

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Mar 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:02:51

Description

Interview with UK Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, about statistics showing a high rise in the crime rate. He says the figures don’t embarrass the Government and outlines some ways they plan to tackle it. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd

Keywords

Death penalty; Police; Prisons; Metropolitan Police; Penal sanctions; Crime victims; Victims of crime; Rape; Crime statistics; Theft

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