"Isn't he cute?" she said. Police Work

Working with an artist, a police artist draws a composite of a suspect.; Police Work

The suspect was apprehended. No one paid attention.; Police Work

A community group accuses a precinct of maltreating a suspect.; Police Work

A bullet expert in the police forensic sector studies the marking on a spent bullet.; Police Work

Mounted police officers revive a man found unconscious in the street.; Police Work

Youngsters fighting in the street are separated by police officers.; Police Work

Their arms were notched like a hunter's rifle. "Show me your tattoos," I said to the prisoners. They did. A fight broke out. They were a box of matches ready to go up in flames.; Police Work

Police Work. At arraignment Polaroid photographs are taken of both the arresting officer and what in police parlance is called the "alleged perpetrator."

Police Work. Police scooter patrol

Police Work. Before a tour of duty.

Funeral for an officer killed in the line of duty.; Police Work

Police Work.

Police Work. Frogmen

Police Work. A hot night in the Bowery. Police try to clear the sidewalk of sleeping drunks.

Police Work. A massive round-the-clock show of force by the police to protect a foreign head of state from his own countrymen.

Police Work. Police presence. Most foot patrol is standing and watching.

An abandoned building. Inside, the officer found a "shooting gallery," where drug addicts go to buy dreams or to die.; Police Work

Police Work. The drug pusher showed his knife wounds from past battles, "I'm still alive," he said. "You can never have enough fire power," the officer said.; New York City, 1978

New York City, From Inside a Police Auto. Police Check Autos For Wanted Man, 1978