Mute shots of National Front youth rally in Digbeth that took place over the weekend. Shot of police car in Nottingham (Library pictures from ATV Today 1 March 1977). Interview with the Nottinghamshire Chief Constable Charles McLachlan about the rising crime figures, in particular crimes involving violence or juveniles and the need for more police officers. Vox pops in Nottingham about the rise in crime. Bob Hall then meets Joy, a student, who talks about how she was attacked on the street. Tracking shot of flats in Hyson Green. Nottinghamshire police in Sherwood Lodge headquarters at briefing. Interview with a policeman who has quit the force due to the rise in violence directed at officers and is now working behind a bar in Bulwell. Brief shot of open air market outside the Horse and Jockey pub in Bulwell. Library prison interiors (Shrewsbury Prison from ATV Today in 1976). Interviews in silhouette with two men convicted of violent crimes who say that prison is not a deterrent. Dick Taverne then interviews the Shadow Home Secretary, William Whitelaw about prison sentences and capital punishment. The final section is Taverne talking to the Home Secretary Meryln Rees about the decline in police officers and issues of police pay and conditions.
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