Risk: Computer Cops
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 3
- Summary
- COI synopsis: A few new approaches to reducing risk. The most advanced computer control system in the world for dealing with emergency calls to the police. In a futuristic control room every facility available to the police is immediately pin-pointed so response is quick and action is followed as it happens.
- Keywords
- Communications; Science and technology; Police; Emergency services; Computers and computing
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/174
- Credits:
-
- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Editor
- Peter Greenaway
- Cutter
- Peter Greenaway
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'Risk: Computer Cops', Living Tomorrow Issue No. 174, 1976. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/325737 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)