Episode
60 Minutes: Counterinsurgency Cops; Robin Hood; Invisible Wounds
Overview
Lesley Stahl examines counterinsurgency tactics used by police in Springfield, Mass., to combat gangs; Scott Pelley interviews Paul Tudor Jones, founder of the charity Robin Hood Foundation; David Martin reports on brain injuries suffered by soldiers.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 45
- Episode
- Episode 29
- Air date
- 2013-05-05
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Counterinsurgency Cops; Robin Hood; Invisible Wounds is Episode 29 in Season 45 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-05-05. The runtime is 44 min.
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