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New! Steubenville: After the Party's Over
Item# 53553
© 2013
40 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-796-7
Steubenville High School used to be known for touchdowns, not trials, until two football heroes were charged with and convicted of raping a 16-year-old girl during a post-game victory celebration. Thi...
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New! Follow Me Down: Portraits of Louisiana Prison Musicians
Item# 53550
© 2012
96 Min.
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The old work songs have disappeared from southern prisons, yet a rich musical culture endures. Picking up where folklorist Alan Lomax left off, this documentary visits three Louisiana prisons to explo...
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New! Inside Chicago's Gang War
Item# 52812
© 2012
26 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-876-6
At least 419 people were killed in 2012 across a dozen neighborhoods in Chicago-more than all the U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan during the same time period. The cause? Gangs and their turf wars. I...
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New! Inside the New KKK
Item# 52811
© 2012
13 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-875-9
Granted rare access to the Mississippi White Nights of the KKK-the klavern notorious for its involvement in what has come to be known as the Mississippi Burning case-this ABC News program reports on t...
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New! Solitary Confinement: No Way Out of the Monster Factory
Item# 52810
© 2012
17 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-874-2
Across the United States, approximately 80,000 inmates are locked down in solitary confinement. The practice has led to Congressional hearings, UN reports, and even prison hunger strikes. Is solitary...
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Moyers & Company: Rewriting the Story of America
Item# 52822
© 2012
57 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-439-3
The life and work of Junot Díaz contains many worlds. His books—including National Book Award finalist This Is How You Lose Her and Pulitzer Prize winner The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao—journey b...
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Crimes Against the Environment
Item# 49971
© 2012
22 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-792-2
This program introduces the concept of “green crime,” using conditions in Bhopal to define primary and secondary green crime. Sociologists explain the idea of transgressive criminology and the wider c...
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Love, Hate, and Everything in Between: A Film on Empathy
Item# 50435
© 2012
53 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-505-8
Drawing upon the work of psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen, neuroscientists Vittorio Gallese and Simone Shamay-Tsoory, futurist Jeremy Rifkin, and numerous other experts and researchers, this documentary...
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Court, Trials, and Sentencing: Due Process
Item# 48004
© 2012
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-911-3
According to prime-time television, criminals are brought to justice in a speedy and efficient yet drama-filled manner. In reality, the process can be slow and meticulous, as rules must be followed to...
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Crime, Law, and Enforcement: Due Process
Item# 48002
© 2012
30 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-909-0
From minor infractions to identity theft and murder, this program sorts out categories of crimes and their severity, and lets viewers know what takes place during an arrest and arraignment. With input...
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