Investigates, Discovers. Questions This week: The Police We Deserve?
Are they still the best and most even-handed police in the world? Or are they becoming increasingly authoritarian and heavy-handed with the ' hallowed' rights of the individual? .
To the police it often seems that the rest of us want it both ways; we deplore increasing crime, vandalism and villains who get-away-with-it. But at the same time, we complain about each and every alleged erosion of our traditional liberties ...With three Chief Constables and three critics, Desmond Wilcox examines the delicate balance, in a democracy, between police efficiency and individual freedom.
Studio director ROSALIND GOLD Producer DESMOND LAPSLEY Editor TIM SLESSOR