Play It Cool

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1978

Creator: BOARD OF POLICE STANDARDS AND TRAIN

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: The film reveals how the police, when encountering law breakers, must exercise flexible and responsive mental ability if the law enforcement system is not to deteriorate into an exercise. It also shows how each side must face up to the fact that they are both suffering from an identity crisis, the solution to which lies in unblocking minds and opening up to a more objective point of view., Helps 'ON THE SCENE' officers handle potentially violent situations involving individuals, small groups or 'MOBS.' Demonstrates how the officer's behavior can either increase or decrease hostility and develop either a positive or negative result. Portrays situations, including a street corner gang, a speeding car, a barroom brawl and a campus demonstration.

Complete Record: The film reveals how the police, when encountering law breakers, must exercise flexible and responsive mental ability if the law enforcement system is not to deteriorate into an exercise. It also shows how each side must face up to the fact that they are both suffering from an identity crisis, the solution to which lies in unblocking minds and opening up to a more objective point of view., Helps 'ON THE SCENE' officers handle potentially violent situations involving individuals, small groups or 'MOBS.' Demonstrates how the officer's behavior can either increase or decrease hostility and develop either a positive or negative result. Portrays situations, including a street corner gang, a speeding car, a barroom brawl and a campus demonstration. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.