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2020180 minPGdocumentary

Cops Like Us

2020180 minPGdocumentary

Police officers in Stoke-on-Trent share the struggles of policing poverty.

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Police officers in Stoke-on-Trent share the struggles of policing poverty.

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Following officers from Staffordshire’s overstretched police force as they talk candidly about the frustrations of being on the beat in one of the UK’s most deprived cities - Stoke-on-Trent.

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