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An unemployed woman who has been living in her car is questioned by the police. They offer her advice and finally take her to the Salvation Army.
This film is part of the Pittsburgh Police Series. Produced in the late 1960s at a time of heightened civil disorder and racial tension, the seventeen films in the series were intended for educational and institutional use to provoke discussion about policing practices. The films remain a raw and intimate window into community policing.
Additional details and a complete title list can be found on The Pittsburgh Police Series page.
This title is available on the Pittsburgh Police Shorts DVD. This compilation DVD includes a selection of filmed encounters between police and community members. Released on DVD in 2007, the re-mastered/re-authored compilation contains the following eleven shorts from the Series:
A Forty Dollar Misunderstanding
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