POV
Wisdom Gone Wild
A new look at dementia and caregiving, observed over 15 years. A Japanese American mother and daughter evolve their troubled relationship through the process of caregiving.
New Cops
New recruits learn what it takes to be a police officer through eight months of training at the Philadelphia Police Academy.
- Premiere Date
- April 1, 2009
- Length
- 60 minutes
- Funding Initiative
- Open Call
Producer
Ron Kanter
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The Film
Cops are ordinary people doing an extraordinarily difficult job. New Cops explores what it takes to be a police officer by following new recruits through eight months of training at the Philadelphia Police Academy, and returning five years later to see how they are doing on the job and how it has changed them.
