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Set in the world of law enforcement, vice, drugs, politics, and organised crime, Scales of Justice is a quasi-documentary comprising three self-contained stories. The first concerns a young probationary constable who finds himself torn between his moral obligations and loyalty. The second follows two drug squad detectives who allow themselves to be compromised to achieve ambition and power. The third story examines a young and ambitious attorney-general who finds himself in conflict with corrupt senior policemen and some major crime bosses.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
- y Scales of Justice Don Reid (editor), Frank Bladwell (editor), Sydney : Currency Press Artmoves , 1984 Z143025 1984 anthology drama interview (taught in 1 units)
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Writing Television Drama
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April vol. 2 no. 2 1984; (p. 3-26)
- y Scales of Justice Don Reid (editor), Frank Bladwell (editor), Sydney : Currency Press Artmoves , 1984 Z143025 1984 anthology drama interview (taught in 1 units)
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Writing Television Drama
1984
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , April vol. 2 no. 2 1984; (p. 3-26)
Awards
- 1984 winner AWGIE Awards — Major Award
- 1984 winner New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Television Writing
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