Aired Monday May 21, 11:15pm - 12:15amon BBC Two HD

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Police Under Pressure

A look at four police forces to ask if Britain's police can cope, with a surge of violent crime in London and recorded crime rising across the country. Forces are stretched to crisis point by eight years of austerity and a national shortage of detectives, and an exclusive analysis of police data shows how fewer crimes are ending up with any suspect charged.