Law and Order

Law and Order

★ 7.0IMDb Score
Released:1969-03-02
Duration:81 min
Director:Frederick Wiseman
Actors:Richard Nixon
Production:Osti Productions

Overview:

A survey of the wide range of work police are asked to perform: enforcing the law, maintaining order, and providing general social services. The depicted incidents illustrate how training, community expectations, socio-economic status of the subject, the threat of violence, and discretion affect police behavior.

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