Crime prevention award for Guardian Angels

Title

Crime prevention award for Guardian Angels

Genre

Interview

TX Date

16 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:35

Description

Margaret Shiels interviews Dr Alec Dickson, founder of the Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO), on an award being presented to the controversial Guardian Angels vigilante group who patrol London Underground. The self-appointed crime fighters have been given the award for best crime prevention by the Institute for Social Invention and Dickson believes the Angels are worthy winners and wrote the citation for their award.

Contributors

Margaret Shiels; Alec Dickson

Keywords

Awards; London; Crime; Railway transport; Underground trains; Underground railway networks; Crime prevention; Underground railway stations; Guardian Angels; Institute for Social Invention

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