Stephen Waldorf shooting - Public confidence in Police

Title

Stephen Waldorf shooting - Public confidence in Police

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Report on public confidence in the police following the acquittal of London Metropolitan Police officers John Jardine and Peter Finch for the attempted murder and wounding of Stephen Waldorf (shot 14/01/83 after being mistakenly identified as escaped prisoner David Martin). Includes speeches by Home Secretary Leon Brittan and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Kenneth Newman, and interview with Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Geoffrey Dear. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Leon Brittan; Kenneth Newman; Geoffrey Dear

Keywords

London; Police; Public opinion; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Trials; Policemen; Guns; Firearms; Police Federation; Verdicts; Peter Finch; David Martin; Stephen Waldorf; John Jardine

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