Domestic Violence 2001

Directed by Frederick Wiseman

A look at how the Tampa, Florida police respond to domestic violence calls and the work of The Spring, the principal shelter for women and children. Police sequences include response, intervention, and attempted resolution of these calls. At the shelter are intake interviews, individual counseling sessions, anger management training, group therapy, staff meetings, conversations among clients and between clients and staff, and school activities, therapy, and counseling for children at the shelter.