Front Line Blues:
Policing the Cities
Britain's inner-city police forces are faced with a crisis.
The top priority is no longer fighting crime but stopping public disorder. As the police spend more time on standby to combat civil disturbance, crime is rising unchecked.
Senior officers are warning of a future where the role of the policeman serving the community may disappear altogether. With the police stretched to the limits,
Gavin Hewitt reports from one police station in Wolverhampton on the real cost of keeping the Queen's peace.
Producer PAUL WOOLWICH Editor DAVID DICKINSON