With the time that Dixon was around being the 'golden age' of policing in this country there was no real friction between the population and the police force that simply did it's job of supporting the community and preventing and resolving criminal issues. This 'respect' shown towards the police of the time can be shown through the way the children in the image are looking up to Dixon signifying an admiration for the man that keeps them safe, also leading children to want to follow the route of becoming an officer of the law. The backdrop to the image is clearly a residential street with the visible row of houses with the group of young kids playing outsides houses that must be their parents. That leads to the point of the officer making a patrol along a given route for the safety and protection of the community, with local officers and people often tightly formed groups of people including the officers would create a safe, well-rounded community. The kind of street patrol with groups of kids hanging around from these modern times, in comparison, would reveal a different kind of image due to the negativity the police force faces frequently in this day and age and the groups of kids would most probably be causing some form of public disturbance as most media tends to reveal now. That kind of image would happen to relate much more closely to another of my TV Drama texts, The Bill.
Even when considering the programme itself to be set in a relatively peaceful and good time for policing the shot used for this screenshot creates the sense of pride, safety and well being due to the tall stance of the officer walking past the children who also are positioned to stand and look amazed at the sight of the 'man who keeps them safe' and from harm due to crime.
The background behind the origin of the image also is it coming from BBC News being used in an article to compare the days of Dixon to that of nowadays. The news story focussed of the stabbing of a thirty-six year old police officer.
This second still from Dixon of Dock Green reveals the more social side that is presented through the programme which also reflects the attitude of the time that police officers bid not have much to do and were seen more as ordinary working people as oppose to the modern 'political army'. The background for the scene seems to be some form of house pointing out the possibility of it being a social gathering at someone's house. Even if that would not be the case this scene with multiple officers stood around with hands on hips and no helmets on reflects a more laid back atmosphere to whatever is going on here. These elements also linking to this again being, and the programme showing that this is the 'golden age' for policing.
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