Detroit 1971 sees some of the worst crime the country has ever witnessed with murders up 300% and robberies up 600%. Chief of Police John Nicols launches a secret decoy unit called S.T.R.E.S.S. (Stop the Robberies, Enjoy Safe Streets) that is to wander the worst parts of Detroit late at night and try and get robbed, thereby taking the place of the victim. After the first year of operating Detroit become the number one city were civilians are being shot by police and the number one city where police are being killed. Hear first hand from the STRESS officers who were there and haven't spoken to anyone in over 50 years. Listen to the leaders of the Anti-STRESS movement and there battle to disband the unit. "Law and Order" vs. "Civil Rights". How do you police a city that has lost control? You decide....