A Channel 4 series featuring Devon and Cornwall Police, ‘Call the Cops’, launches next week.
The overstretched Force is dealing with up to 1000 incidents per day with resources cut by 15 per cent in the last decade and one incident manager with overall command; this is policing in 2019.
For the first time, this series goes inside the nerve centre of policing – the police communications and control centre - to shed fresh light on the changing face of law and order in modern Britain. It will show the critical decisions made in control and on the ground in Devon and Cornwall, the largest geographical policing area in England.
The programmes will cover a wide-range of jobs across the force area such as armed robberies, sexual assaults, missing people searches and domestic incidents. It also highlights the challenges staff and officers have to face on a daily basis, including being on the receiving end of verbal and physical abuse.
‘Call the Cops’ starts at 9pm on Monday, August 19. Join in the debate on social media by using the hashtags #CallTheCops and #ThisIsPolicing on twitter, and joining the live question and answer session that will take place on Devon and Cornwall Police’s Facebook page, and via @DC_Police during and after each episode.