''Gang Cops'' is a 1988 American

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directed by Thomas B. Fleming following the

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's special gang unit in

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. It was produced in collaboration with the

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and the School of Cinema/Television.Visual Anthropologist in the Director’s Chair - Los Angeles Times
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Accolades

The film was nominated for an

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for Best Documentary Short

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gang Cops 1988 films 1988 independent films 1980s short documentary films American short documentary films American independent films American black-and-white films Documentary films about law enforcement in the United States Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Documentary films about Los Angeles Documentary films about gangs in the United States Gangs in Los Angeles South Los Angeles 1980s English-language films 1980s American films English-language documentary films