Central News East: 28.11.1983: Nottingham Crime Rate

Summary

Mike Morley reports on the high crime rate in Nottingham which has led to Nottinghamshire County Council to commission the Institute of Criminology at Cambridge University to research the subject.

Year:

1983

Duration:

0:01:51

Film type:

Colour / Sound

Company:

Central Television

Master format:

Betacam SP

Description

Interior shots Nottingham Central Police Station, including the control centre and police officers closing doors and in briefings. Interview with Nottinghamshire County Councillor, Michael Cowan on the effect on the whole county of high crime figures. The report suggests that the figures are high because too many trivial crimes are being recorded and that recording practices need to be looked at across the country.


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Notes

Story G513/83