Police Tapes

This raw and explosive documentary won three Emmys and a Peabody for its unflinching look at aspects of society that many choose to forget. In 1976, filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond rode along with officers of the 44th precinct in the South Bronx to document the challenges of their work in a neighborhood filled with robbery, rape, gang wars and murder. Compelling footage is coupled with cops speaking about their fears and frustrations as they try to police a community falling apart, in "The Police Tapes"(1977).