Inside SWAT is a special documentary that looks at the recent evolution of SWAT teams and how they have become America’s last line of defence against the new threat of terrorism.
Viewers are taken behind the scenes of the highly trained and skilled world of SWAT and discover the true dangers involved in their serious missions. These are called "high risk warrants."
When the police know the whereabouts of a criminal with an outstanding arrest warrant, the SWAT team's mission is to go in and make the arrest. This programme goes on an actual "high risk warrant" mission with the LA County Sheriff's Department to experience the dangers that SWAT teams face daily.
Inside SWAT also tells the story of the first responding police and SWAT team members at the Columbine High School massacre.
It looks at how the lessons learned at Columbine have changed the way police train and respond to an active shooting incident, whether in a school, a mall or an airport.
The show reveals that the future for SWAT will be a continuing evolution, under constant sociological and media scrutiny, while battling lingering misconceptions about SWAT missions and capabilities.