Badge Of Honor (2004)

Utilizing all the tools of the documentary film--from archival footage to photographs and interviews--BADGE OF HONOR is a lengthy and thorough history of the Los Angeles Police Department. Produced in conjunction with the LAPD, the film does not shy away from the controversial aspects of the department. Beginning with the founding of the LAPD in the 19th century, then following through to the 21st, the film features interviews with the men and women of the LAPD from the highest to the lowest rankings, and from the oldest living retiree of the department to one of its greenest recruits. BADGE OF HONOR is an inside look at one of the largest and most famous police departments in the country.