This World — Season 1, Episode 12: LAPD - Protect and Serve?
Documentary • 60 min • 14 seasons, 123 episodes • ★ 6.0/10
Episode synopsis
October 2002: can Los Angeles - the murder capital of America - be made a safer place? New LA police chief William J Bratton is brought in to reduce the chilling statistics of 658 people killed in 2002 and restore faith in the force following the beating of Rodney King , OJ Simpson 's trial and the Rampart corruption case. Cameras spend a year with the officers at the forefront of the homicide problem, following struggles between City Hall, rank-and-file cops and the gang members plaguing the streets. Producer Richard Bee ; Editor Karen O'Connor
About This World
The series is mainly focused on social issues and current affairs stories around the world. International current affairs documentaries, replacing "Correspondent".