Across the world, policing has key characteristics: find criminal, catch criminal, arrest criminal. But the reality of each case can be scary and dangerous.
Policing is one of the toughest careers on Earth and sometimes even the most earnest of cops get it wrong. When they do the ramifications are massive. Their actions can taint every officer on the force and change lives for ever.
Front-line cops across the world have to deal with criminals they are trying to arrest, attempting to use deadly force in a bid to escape. For this reason, police forces often arm their officers. It's a recipe for bloodshed, but when a criminal is prepared to shoot first, the cops have to make sure they never shoot again.
Police work is a varied job. It varies day to day and country to country. The only guarantee is that no two days are normally the same. This means the men and women doing the job have to be highly trained to face every eventuality.
Police are the first emergency service. Police bodycams is the first witness as events unfold. The cameras capture both the heroic and the most controversial moments.
Cops can normally expect to deal with criminals, murderers and unscrupulous individuals. Having to arrest one of their own is not what they normally have to face, but police work is far from normal and so is the FBI.
Rob Lambie
Director
