Peace Officer

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Peace Officer

Released Sep 16, 2015

1h 49m

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Crime

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Dub Lawrence, the founder of Utah's first SWAT unit, investigates the death of his son-in-law and other shootings related to an increase in violent SWAT team raids.

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Its most lasting impression is a haunted, human one: of Lawrence in the long hallways of the airplane hangar he converted, walls plastered with his obsessive work, this one-man CSI unit on a mission to expose the cracks in a foundation he himself laid.

Rated: 3.5/5

Oct 8, 2015

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

The strength of "Peace Officer" is that it doesn't attempt to pit the viewer against the police.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 8, 2015

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Peter Keough

Boston Globe

Surpasses the best episode of the now defunct "CSI" series in its suspense and fascinating procedural detail and rivals the intensity, ingenuity, and broader ramifications of Errol Morris's "The Thin Blue Line."

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 1, 2015

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M. Faust

The Public (Buffalo)

A few of the revelations here are so disturbing that you realize an entire film of such stuff would be hard to sit through.

Oct 11, 2017

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Prairie Miller

NewsBlaze

Or more likely not. An explosive investigative documentary about the deadly militarization of police in this country. And one of its victims - ironically a Utah sheriff who first introduced SWAT teams into his state. An emotionally shattering revelation.

Mar 26, 2016

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Michael Jaconelli

The Skinny

A first-rate look at the increasingly relevant issue of police militarisation.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 8, 2016

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Phenomenal ! Throughout the entire documentary, you cannot go 5 minute without shaking your head. Our legal system is broken and in my opinion, it cannot be fixed until we have many more men like Dub Lawrence !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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john m

What's great about this documentary is how it's not a complete anti-cop thesis and instead explores the realistic and challenging perspectives of both citizens and cops in extreme situations, getting to hear from both sides and providing valid points across the board. The justice system will always be unfair, it's how we can change communities by our individual decisions and understanding of how both sides naturally react when confronted with violence.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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spencer p

Fueled by controversy and propelled by fascinating crime scene analysis and even-handed interviews, this makes its timely point very clear while keeping viewers begging for answers.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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troy k

Very interesting, needed tighter editing.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

An interesting, truly eye opening documentary on the policing systems in America and the injustice and controversy it holds. Definitely worth a watch.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Audience Member

Wow!! A remarkable treatment of a timely topic. The bullet path analysis makes CSI look like amateur hour.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Synopsis

Dub Lawrence, the founder of Utah's first SWAT unit, investigates the death of his son-in-law and other shootings related to an increase in violent SWAT team raids.

Director: Scott Christopherson, Brad Barber
Producer: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson, Dave Lawrence
Screenwriter: Brad Barber, Scott Christopherson, Dave Lawrence, Renny McCauley
Distributor: Submarine Deluxe, Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Sorø Films
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 16, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 27, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $26.6K
Runtime: 1h 49m

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