In an era of steep budget cuts, police officers' work just gets harder. Watch and listen to the multimedia presentation by Robert Nickelsberg for TIME.

He recently spent several days with officers from the Southeast and 77th Street divisions in producing a compelling presentation now available for viewing on the Web.

In his narration he describes how budget cuts and looming financial disclosure rules are combining to reduce the presence of specialized officers from the areas of the city where they are most needed.