Police Commissioner Newman steps down

Title

Police Commissioner Newman steps down

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

1 Jul 1987

Year of production

1987

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on crime rates in London as Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman prepares to step down after 5 years in charge to be replaced by Peter Imbert. He comments on the issues he singled out at his press conference from his tenure: number of police, miners’ and Wapping disputes and the death of PC Blakelock in riots at Tottenham. Includes interview with Newman on crime rates and new breed of violent youths. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Kenneth Newman

Keywords

London; Strikes; Labour disputes; Crime; Violence; Adolescents; Homicide; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Coal miners; Police personnel; Crime statistics; Wapping; Keith Blakelock; Tottenham; Kenneth Newman; Peter Imbert

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