NCJ Number
35567
Date Published
1973
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM ATTEMPTS TO ANSWER THE QUESTION IN EVERY CITIZEN'S MIND WHEN HE IS MADE THE SUBJECT OF A TRAFFIC STOP, VEHICLE INSPECTION, OR STREET INTERROGATION.
Abstract
THIS FILM FOLLOWS POLICE OFFICERS AS THEY GO ABOUT THE ROUTINES OF CRIME PREVENTION. THE VIEWER SEES THE REASONS BEHIND THE ACTIONS WHEN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS CONFRONTED. VIEWERS BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFICULTIES OF POLICE WORK, THE DEDICATION OF POLICE OFFICERS TO THEIR WORK, AND THE NEED FOR OCCASIONAL INTERRUPTION OF THE ACTIVITIES OF INNOCENT PEOPLE AS THE POLICE WORK TO PREVENT CRIME. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)