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Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: Cinema Studies: Lists of Rutgers Media Materials: Criminal Justice





As of January 2004, this page is no longer current or being maintained. Pleas see a related category in the Media Collections Research Guide [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/rr_gateway/research_guides/media_collections/media_collections.shtml]

12 angry men [videorecording] / United Artists ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; produced by Henry Fonda and Reginald Rose. Farmington Hills, MI : Key Video, 1985. 1 videocassette (VHS) (100 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Story and screenplay by Reginald Rose. Cast: Henry Fonda ; with Lee J. Cobb, et al.

Summary: A teenager is accused of killing his father. Eleven people on jury vote him guilty. The twelfth, convinced of his innocence, attempts to have them reconsider their decision. MEDIA 1)2-221

Adam's rib [videorecording] / directed by George Cukor. New York : MGM/UA Home Video, c1987. 1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Screen play by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin ; produced by Lawrence Weingarten. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday, Tom Ewell, David Wayne, Jean Hagen.

Summary: One of the hilarious Tracy-Hepburn films. Here they both portray lawyers, which pits Tracy, the assistant district attorney, against his wife the prosecutor, in a murder trial. MEDIA 1)2-484

...And justice for all [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; produced by Morman Jervison and Patrick Palmer ; directed by Norman Jervison. New York NY : Goodtimes Home Video ; Chicago, IL: Facets [distributor], 1989, c1979. 1 videocassette (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Written by Valerie Curtin and Barry Levinson ; music by, Dave Grusin ; editor, John F. Burnett ; director of photography, Victor J. Kemper ; costumes designed by Ruth Myers. Cast: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe, Lee Strasberg.

Summary: A young, ethical attorney battles injustice in the judicial system in this courtroom drama with satirical overtones. MEDIA 1)2-2134

Bad boys [videorecording] / written and directed by Susumu Hani ; screenplay by Susumu Hani. New York, N.Y. : New York Film Annex, [199-?]. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Cast: Yukio Yamada, Hirokaza Yoshitake, Koichiro Yamazaki.

Summary: The film follows a young man who drifts into petty crime, is arrested, imprisoned, reformed and released. DANA 1)508

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [videorecording] / Moctesuma Esparza Productions ; produced by Moctesuma Esparza and Michael Hausman ; directed Robert M. Young ; screenplay by Victor Villaseñor. Los Angeles, Calif. : Nelson Entertainment, [1988] 1 videocassette (105 min.) sd., col. : 1/2 in. Photography, Ray Villalobos ; editors, Arthur Coburn, John Bertucci ; music, W. Michael Lewis, Edward James Olmos. Cast: Edward James Olmos, James Gammon, Tom Bower, Bruce McGill.

Summary: On June 12, 1901, Gregorio Cortez (played by Edwad Olmos), a young Mexican man, shoots and kills a sheriff in self-defense. For the next 11 days, he eludes a posse of 600 Texas Rangers in a 450 mile chase across Texas. His manhunt captures the nation's interest and his eventual trial is tainted by the extreme emotions of the country. MEDIA 1)2-607

Biology and crime [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Examines past and current efforts to find the biological basis of criminality. MEDIA 1)2-213

Breaker Morant [videorecording] / South Australian Film Corporation ; directed by Bruce Beresford ; produced by Matthew Carroll. New York, N.Y. : Fox Lorber Home Video ; Los Angeles, Calif. : sold exclusively by Orion Home Video, c1996. 1 videocassette (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Cast: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, Bryan Brown, Lewis Fitzgerald, John Waters, Rod Mullinar, Charles Tingwell.

Summary: In 1901 South Africa, during the Boer War, three Australian soldiers are put on trial for avenging the murder of a comrade. Rated PG. MEDIA 1)2-4000

Call Northside 777 [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox ; screenplay, Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler ; adapters, Leonard Hoffman, Quentin Reynolds ; producer, Otto Lang ; director, Henry Hathaway. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Fox Video, c1994, [1948] 1 videocassette (111 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Series: (Studio classic) Music, Alfred Newman ; photography, Joe MacDonald ; film editor, J. Watson Webb, Jr. Cast: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker.

Summary: A film based on the true story of a reporter who corrects a miscarriage of justice through careful investigation. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. Not rated. MEDIA 1)2-3450

The chair [videorecording] / an RDP television production for Channel 4 ; produced and directed by Nicholas O'Dwyer. New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films, 1998. 1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Photography, Roger Chapman ; editors, Stuart Briggs, Wanda Gurzynska ; music, Julian Stewart Lindsay. Narrator, Michael Pennington.

Summary: Documentary that traces the development of the electric chair including the involvement of Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse. Documents the cruelty of the first use of the electric chair to execute a convicted felon. MEDIA 1)2-3961

Children in trouble [motion picture] / produced by Film Maker's Inc. Tucson, Ariz. : National Center for Youth Development, National Council on Crime and Delinquency [distributor], c1974. 1 film reel (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Producer and director, Linc Scheurle ; writer and narrator, Howard James. Reported by Howard James.

Summary: Explores the system of juvenile justice in America today. Shows how the system's shortcomings often do damage to the children it intends to punish and rehabilitate. MEDIA 1)4-426

Ch'iu-chü ta kuan ssu [videorecording] = The story of Qiu Ju = Qiu Ju Da Guan Si / Pei-ching tien ying hsüeh yüan=Beijing film academy ; China Film Co-Production Corporation ; co-ordinate producer, Feng Yiting ; directed by Zhang Yimou ; original script by Chen Yuanbin ; screenplay by Liu Heng ; SIL-Metropole Organization LTD ; The youth film Studio Production ; Sony Picture Classics. Burbank, CA : Columbia Tristar Home Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Camera, Chi Xiaoming, Yu Xiaoqun, Lu Honyi ; music, Zhan Jiping. Cast: Gong Li, Lei Quesheng, Ge Zhijun, Liu Peiqi, Yang Liuchun.

Summary: A woman's journey through the Chinese court system in a universal battle against bureacracy and indifference after her husband is kicked in the groin by a village chief. MEDIA 1)2-2593

Civil court (Motion picture) Cinecrest Production. Distributed by Screen Education Enterprises, 1972. 76 min. sd. color 16 mm. Series: Our American system of justice, pt. 1

Summary: A sixteen-year-old high school student seeks damages for injuries suffered while attending a basketball game at a state university. This film documents his day in court, showing the civil court and judicial system in operation. MEDIA 1)3-63 reel 1 - 4

Convicts on the street [videorecording] : one year on parole / [presented by] Home Box Office ; Niemack/Hassette Productions ; producer, Ann Hassett ; director, Bob Niemack ; writers, Mark Baldwin, Ann Hassett, Bob Niemack. New York, N.Y. : Home Box Office : [distributed by] Ambrose Video Publishing, c1990. 1 videocassette (VHS) (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Editor, Mark Baldwin ; associate producer, Pamela Wolfe ; music, Orville Stoeber. Narrator: James Tolkan, narrator

Summary: Follows a Long Beach, Calif. parole officer and his 50 charges. He makes surprise visits to the homes of those he suspects of violating their paroles. His suspicions are frequently justified--before the year is over, more than half of his group have been sent back to jail. MEDIA 1)2-3936

Correcting [videorecording] / National Video Communication Inc. ; produced by Patrick Lui ; written and directed by Peter Montagnon. Lincoln, Neb. : University of Mid-America : Great Plains National Instructional Television Library, 1991. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Series: (The Chinese ; program 9) Photography, Mike Fox ; film editor, David Hope ; producer and project manager, Nigel Houghton ; producer and script editor, Alasdair Chayne. Mike Chinoy, series host ; Anthony Quayle, narrator.

Summary: China's history shows a popular disdain for litigation. This program explores contemporary attitudes that illustrate the preference for private mediation as the preferred method of conflict resolution. MEDIA 1)2-2317

Correcting. Part 2 [videorecording] / National Video Communication Inc. ; produced by Patrick Lui ; written and directed by Peter Montagnon. Lincoln, Neb. : University of Mid-America : Gret Plains National Instructional Television Library, 1991. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Series: (The Chinese ; program 9) Photography, Mike Fox ; film editor, David Hope ; producer and project manager, Nigel Houghton ; producer and script editor, Alasdair Chayne. Mike Chinoy, series host ; Anthony Quayle, narrator.

Summary: China's history shows a popular disdain for litigation. This program explores contemporary attitudes that illustrate the preference for private mediation as the preferred method of conflict resolution. MEDIA 1)2-2318

The Court-martial of Billy Mitchell [videorecording] / Republic Pictures Corporation ; produced by Milton Sperling ; directed by Otto Preminger. Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video; Chicago : Facets [distributor], 1989. 1 videocassette (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Story and screenplay by Milton Sperling and Emmet Lavery ; director of photography, Sam Leavitt ; film editor, Folmar Blangsted ; sound, Stanley Jones ; music composed and directed by Dimitri Tiomkin. Cast: Gary Cooper, Ralph Bellamy, Rod Steiger, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jack Lord, Peter Graves, Charles Pickford.

Summary: The true story of Brigadier General Billy Mitchell, who devoted his life to the military and his career to developing a superior air defense force for the United States. When top army brass fail to recognize the importance of air power following its crucial role in winning WWI, Mitchell (Cooper) initiates a campaign to change their minds that will ultimately lead to his demotion and the most controversial military trial in U.S. history. MEDIA 1)2-2274

A Cry in the dark [videorecording] / Warner Bros. ; directed by Fred Schepisi. Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1989. 1 videocassette (VHS) (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Screenplay by Robert Caswell and Fred Schepisi ; produced by Verity Lambert. Cast: Meryl Streep, Sam Neill.

Summary: Meryl Streep captured her third New York Film Critics Award and her eighth Oscar nomination in 11 years of moviemaking for her portrayal of Lindy, who lives the nightmare of seeing a wild dog carry off her infant, then endures a travesty of a trial by the courts and media. DANA 1)90

Deadly force [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Dicusses the situations in which a policeofficer may have to use his weapon. MEDIA 1)2-200

Death penalty [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion on the death penalty. MEDIA 1)2-203

Death Row (Motion picture). Produced by BBC-TV. Distributed by Time-Life Films 197-. 49 min. sd. color. 16 mm.

Summary: Presents interviews with three condemned murderers on Death Row at the Huntsville, Texas, State Prison. The three describe what it is like to live year after year under a death sentence. MEDIA 1)6-11

Death row [videorecording] : the only fitting punishment / Berl Rotfeld Productions Inc. ; written, produced, and directed by Stephanie Noonan-Drachkovitch. Edison, NJ : Front Row Video [distributor], [c1988] 1 videocassette (ca. 40 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Narrator: Patrick Van Horn.

Summary: The men and women who have died by legal execution remain a source of controvery that will never diminish. Over 15,000 Americans have been executed in the last three centuries. Has justice been served? This program examines the history of capital punishment in America as seen through the eyes of the condemned, the executioners, and the leading experts on the death penalty. The convicts include Gary Gilmore, John Spinkelink, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, Charles Manson, and Richard Speck. MEDIA 1)2-1537

Deposition, Bill Gates [videorecording] : case, U.S.A. v. Microsoft Corp. [Washington, D.C. : Dept. of Justice : U.S. G.P.O. : Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor, [1998] 11 videocassettes (17 hrs., 21 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: [Pt. 1] August 27, 1998. 4 tapes -- [pt. 2] August 28, 1998. 4 tapes -- [pt. 3] Sept. 28, 1998. 3 tapes.

Summary: Videotape deposition of Bill Gates in the Microsoft Offices in Redmond, Washington. MEDIA 1)2-5166 cassettes 1- 11

The Devils [videorecording] / Warner Brothers ; a Robert H. Solo-Ken Russell Production ; directed by Ken Russell. Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, 1983. 1 videocassette (105 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Screenplay by Ken Russell ; music composed and conducted by Peter Maxwell Davies. Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Oliver Reed.

Summary: The story of the trial and execution by burning at the stake of a licentious priest accused of wrongdoing by half-mad nuns in a convent of which Redgrave plays the mother superior. MEDIA 1)2-1177

Do unto others [videorecording] / a production of Columbia University Seminars on Media and Society ; director, David Deutsch. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Intellimation [distributor], 1989, c1988. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: Ethics in America ; 1 Executive producer, Cynthia McFadden ; produced by Betsy Miller, Martha Elliot. Series host, Fred W. Friendly ; moderator, Charles Ogletree.

Summary: A panel of scholars, journalists, and leaders in government and public service including Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, and Geraldine Ferraro discuss the ethical dimensions of personal relationships in our society. DANA 1)129

Domestic violence [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Examines the dangers to police officers that stem from investigating common domestic arguments. MEDIA 1)2-207

Down and out in America [videorecording] / a Joseph Feury Production ; narrated and directed by Lee Grant. [Oak Forest, IL] : MPI Home Video, c1985. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Produced by Josephy Feury and Milton Justice ; director of photography, Tom Hurwitz ; edited by Milton Ginsberg.

Summary: Takes a hard look at suffering farmers in debt who can't hold on to their land, the poor who fill the shelters and are then thrown out, and the 20 million Americans who still don't have enough to eat. MEDIA 1)2-1188

Drinking and crime [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the correlation between alcohol consumption and crime. MEDIA 1)2-204

Drug testing [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, c1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 2 Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. Presenter: James Q. Wilson, moderator.

Summary: High correlation between crime and drug use is discussed. Urinalysis to determine drug use helps in the judge's decision to recommend treatment or punishment. MEDIA 1)2-392

Drug traffic [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 3 Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Mark Kleiman, Mark H. Moore, John C. Lawn, panelists.

Summary: Discusses strategies used by the government and local law enforcement agencies to control drug trafficking. Focuses on Operation Pressure Point on the Lower East Side of Manhatten. MEDIA 1)2-393

Drugs [videorecording] : treating offenders / director, John Vogt. [S.l.] : CF Productions, [198-?] 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Producer, Christopher Koch ; director of research, Susan Michaelson ; videotape editor, Loye E. Miller. Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses innovative ways to deal with drug offenders. Features a New York State shock incarceration program and a discussion of the innovations for handling the increasing number of drug offenders swamping already crowded jails and prisons. Guests on this segment are Barry Nidorf, Chief Probation Officer, Los Angeles County; Doris Layton MacKenzie, Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Justice; M. Douglas Anglin, UCLA Drug Abuse Research Group, Los Angeles. MEDIA 1)2-1150

Equal justice under law [videorecording] / Judicial Conference of the United States ; made by WQED-TV. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1993. 4 videocassettes (150 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teaching guide (23 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.) Contents: [Part 1] Marbury vs. Madison -- [pt. 2] McCulloch vs. Maryland -- [pt. 3] Gibbons vs. Ogden -- [pt. 4] U.S. vs. Aaron Burr.

Summary: Dramatization of historic decisions from the courtroom of Chief Justice John Marshall. Created to clarify the role of the Supreme Court in relation to the other branches and levels of government in the United States. DANA 1)685 cassette 1 -3

Exclusionary rule [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion and interpretation of the exclusionary rule. MEDIA 1)2-197

The execution [videorecording] / produced and directed by Michael McLeod ; a Frontline coproduction with KCTS Seattle, WGBH Boston, WNET New York, WTVS Detroit. Alexandria, Va. : Distributed by PBS Video, [1999] 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Associate producer, Patsy Perkins ; music, Tim Ellis.

Summary: "Explore capital punishment through the story of Clifford Boggess, a 30-year-old who spent almost a decade on death row. In the United States, executions have become almost routine, especially in Texas, where Boggess, a pianist, artist, class valedictorian and convicted murderer awaited the execution chamber. And while he waited, the tormented families of his two victims impatiently awaited his death in June 1998."--Container. MEDIA 1)2-3949

Families and crime [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; 4 James Q. Wilson, moderator ; John Reid, Allan Carlson, Pamela Meadowcroft, guests.

Summary: If parents are criminal, it is likely that their children will be antisocial and exhibit criminal behavior. Discusses teaching parenting skills and programs where delinquents are placed in foster homes where they learn discipline. MEDIA 1)2-394

Foot patrol [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion of techniques, responsibilities, and special hazards of officers on foot. MEDIA 1)2-206

The Fourth and Fifth and the exclusionary rule. [Motion picture] / Produced by John K. Marshall. Somerville, Mass. : Documentary Educational Resources, 1974. 2 reels, 80 min. : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. Part 1. Identification and probable cause.--Part 2. Confession and information.

Summary: Sequences of film shot in the streets and police stations of Pittsburgh serve as the basis for a panel discussion about police behavior, police values, and related constitutional issues. MEDIA 1)4-279 reel 1 MEDIA 2)4-280 reel 2

Full service neighborhood team policing. [Videorecording] / [produced by] National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. [Washington] : Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, [197-?] 1 cassette, 60 min. : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. Series: Technology transfer training.

Summary: Presents the philosophy and concepts of full service neighborhood team policing and explains how these operations are implemented and administrated. Includes examples of full service neighborhood team policing in St. Petersburg, Fla., as depicted in the Channel 8 (Washington) news film Team Police ... A New Look for 'The Man' and in Santa Ana, Calif., in sequences depicting the COP (Community Oriented Policy) program. MEDIA 1)22

The fury [motion picture] / directed by Fritz Lang ; produced by Joseph Mankiewicz. Chicago, IL : [distributed by] Films Incorporated, c1936. 3 film reels (95 min.) ; sd., b&w ; 16 mm. Screenplay, Fritz Lang and Bartlett Cormack ; music, Franz Waxman. Cast: Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Brennan, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot.

Summary: Drama about a man falsely accused of murder, who escapes undetected from a lynch mob that sets fire to the jail where he's being held. Everyone believes his body as been consumed in the fire, and he exacts revenge by hiding out while members of the mob stand trial for murder. MEDIA 1)5-726 reel 1 - 3

Ghosts of Mississippi [videorecording] / Castle Rock Entertainment ; produced and directed by Rob Reiner. [Culver City, CA] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, c1997. 1 videocassette (ca. 131 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Cast: Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods.

Summary: The film features the final trial of the assassin of the 60s civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Rated PG-13. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. DANA 1)1084

Gun control [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion of the pro and con issues involved in the gun control controversy, and how they affect criminal justice. MEDIA 1)2-205

The helter skelter murders [videorecording] / Heron Communications, Inc. ; an Auric Ltd. production ; released by Wade Williams Productions ; directed by Frank Howard ; produced by Wade Williams ; screenplay by J.J. Wilkie, Jr. and Ron Shepherd. Independence, MO : Distributed by Englewood Entertainment, 1997. 1 videocassette (83 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Series: (Hollywood noir) Series: (Wade Willams collection) Music composed and conducted by Thomas Sean Bonniwell ; photographed and edited by Frank Howard. Brian Klinknett, Debbie Duff, Phyllis Estes

Summary: "You are there every terrifying moment as the Manson 'family' commit the most hideous murders in the history of Hollywood. Filmed while the Manson trial was still in progress, this modern "noir" proved so shocking it was banned in Los Angeles."--Container. Rated R. MEDIA 1)2-3908

Heroin [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) ; sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the damage to the user and to society as a result of heroin addiction. MEDIA 1)2-215

Highlights of the Scopes trial [Motion picture] Anargyros Film Library, 1966. 4 min. si. b&w. Super 8 mm.

Summary: Presents highlights of the proceedings of the Scopes trial in which Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan debate the merits of Darwin's theory of evolution. With subtitles. Kilmer 1)84

Hollywood on trial [videorecording] / Corinth Films ; producer, James Gutman ; director, David Halpern. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, c1989. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : b&w with col. sequences ; 1/2 in. Screenplay by Arnie Reisman. Narrator: John Huston. Appearances by Zero Mostel, Otto Preminger and Ronald Reagan.

Summary: A courageous and true recording of the story of "The Hollywood Ten" who, in 1947, would not cooperate when accused by the United States government of possible Communist loyalties. MEDIA 1)2-1246

House arrest [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 5 Produced by Christopher Koch. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Leonard Flynn, Joan Petersilia, Alvin Bronstein, guests.

Summary: Shows a supplemental program to probation being used in Florida that has people sentenced to their own house. Computers keep track of these people who are confined to the house except for work, community service, etc. They pay restitution and learn responsibility and accountability. It is a cheaper, better alternative to jail. MEDIA 1)2-395

Inherit the wind [videorecording] / United Artists ; Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer ; screenplay by Nathan E. Douglas and Harold Jacob Smith. Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox Video, 1983, c1960. 1 videocassette (VHS) (127 min.) :bsd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March, Gene Kelly, Dick York and Donna Anderson.

Summary: Tracy and March square off as opposing attorneys in this dramatization of the famous trial in Tennessee of biology teacher who was arrested for teaching evolution as fact in the schoolroom. MEDIA 1)2-252

Inherit the wind [videorecording] / United Artists ; Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer ; screenplay by Nathan E. Douglas, Harold Jacob Smith. Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox Video, 1985, c1960. 1 videocassette (VHS) (128 min.) :bsd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Frederic March, Gene Kelly, Dick York, Donna Anderson, Harry Morgan, Claude Atkins, Noah Beery, Jr., Jimmy Boyd, Ray Teal, Gordon Polk, Paul Hartman, Norman Fell, Philip Cooledge, Elliot Reid, Florence Eldridge.

Summary: Spencer Tracy and Frederic March square off as opposing attorneys in this dramatization of the famous trial in Tennessee of biology teacher who was arrested for teaching evolution as fact in the schoolroom. DANA 1)38

Insanity defense [vidorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion of the insanity defense in criminal trials. MEDIA 1)2-214

Inside prison [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the increase in riots and murders within prisons. MEDIA 1)2-216

Joan the maid -- the prisons [videorecording] / Pierre Grise Productions ; directed by Jacques Rivette; producer, Martine Marignac. Chicago, IL : Facets Video, 1997. 1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Screenplay by Christine Laurent and Pascal Bonitzer ; director of photography, William Lubtchansky ; editor, Nicole Lubtchansky ; set design, Denis Cavali ; music, Jordi Savaill. Sandrine Bonnaire, Andre Marcon, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Nozonnet, Patrick LeMauff, Didier Sauvegrain, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Bruno Wolkowitch.

Summary: The second segment in a two-part account of the life of Joan of Arc, begins in June, 1429, as Joan rejoins the Dauphin at Loches and embarks on a series of French victories over the English. But in May of the following year, Joan is captured and imprisoned. In January of 1431, the trial of Joan of Arc begins and during five months, she faces her two judges; accused of sorcery, impurity, wearing men's clothing and refusal to submit to English rule, she is condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake. MEDIA 1)2-5394

Jobs & crime [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson ; guests, Philip Cook, John McDonald, Michael Smith.

Summary: Discusses the correlation between unemployment and crime. MEDIA 1)2-212

Judge Priest [videorecording] / Fox Films presents ; producer, Sol M. Wurtzel ; director, John Ford ; screenplay by Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti. [S.l.] : CCF Video, [1990?]. 1 videocassette (81 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Photography by George Schneiderman ; sound by Albert Protzman ; music by Cyril J. Mockridge ; musical director, Samuel Kaylin. Cast: Will Rogers, Stepin Fetchit, Anita Louise, Henry B. Walthall, David Landau.

Summary: Based on a collection of short stories by Irvin S. Cobb, originally entitled Old Judge Priest, this is the story of a Southern judge, Judge Priest, portrayed by Will Rogers, who exhibited in his courtroom a great deal of tolerance and wisdom, two attributes that had almost vanished in the dark days after the Civil War. MEDIA 1)2-2847

Judgement at Nuremberg [videorecording] / United Artists ; produced and directed by Stanley Kramer. Farmington Hills, Mich. : CBS/Fox Video, 1983. 2 videocassettes (178 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Maximilian Schell and Montgomery Clift.

Summary: Courtroom drama which recreates the post-World War II trials of Nazi officials, centering on the trial of four accused of war crimes. MEDIA 1)2-143 cassette 1 - 2

Justice and the poor (Motion picture) National Educational Television and Radio Center. Released by Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, 1967. 60 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: NET journal

Summary: Reports on inequities in the present justice system and on some reforms which are being made. Asserts that the poor receive callous treatment from the police, are penalized by the bail system, and seldom can get a lawyer. Documents remedies, such as bail reforms, police-youth dialogs, and the use of a UNIVAC machine to provide lawyers for indigents. MEDIA 1)4-154 reel 1 - 2

Juvenile justice in the United States [videorecording] : a video history / The American Correctional Association in cooperation with Instructional Video Productions, Inc. ; producer, Jack Tanzman ; writer/director, Mark Schaeffer. [S.l.] : The Association, c1992. 1 videocassette (24 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Summary: Presents a brief history of progress made in the American juvenile justice system over the past 200 years. Includes rare archival photographs, contemporary footage, and interviews with experts in the field. MEDIA 1)2-5376

Juvenile offenders [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the problem of determining at what point criminals should be prosecuted as adults. MEDIA 1)2-209

Juvenile rehabilitation [videorecording] / director, John Vogt. [S.l.] : CF Productions, [198-?] 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Producer, Christopher Koch ; director of research, Susan Michaelson ; videotape editor, Loye E. Miller. Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: In the 1970's, researchers concluded that programs to rehabilitate criminal offenders didn't work. It was becoming clear that chronic offenders were becoming responsible for a disproportionate amount of crime and usually started their careers as juveniles. New programs were developed and tested. Some, such as the Paint Creek Youth Center in rural Ohio, had promising results. Paint Creek Youth Center is an innovative residential treatment center for serious juvenile offenders. MEDIA 1)2-1153

Law and order (Motion picture) Frederick Wiseman. Released by Osti Films, 1969. 81 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm.

Summary: A study of a policeman's duties from a layman's point of view. Filmed during a six weeks period with the Kansas City Police Department observing the disparate and difficult tasks performed. MEDIA 1)5-215 reel 1 - 2

The legacy of Nuremberg [videorecording] / BBC in association with CTVC ; written and presented by Joan Bakewell ; produced by Anna Laura Malago ; directed by Steve Smith. Princeton, N. J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [1995], c1996. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Music, Justin Nicholls ; editing, David Sellwood, Graham Marsh, Andy Donaldson. Moderator, Joan Bakewell ; panel participants, Desmond Tutu, Jacques Verges, Christian Tomuschat, David Cesarani.

Summary: Using archival material and footage, the program explores some of the major issues raised by the prosecution of war criminals. Among the experts discussing the influence of the Nuremberg trials are Simon Wiesenthal, Lord Shawcross, and Richard Goldstone. MEDIA 1)2-3425

Little injustices [videorecording] : Laura Nader looks at the law / Public Broadcasting Associates. Washington, D.C. : PBS Video [distributor], c1988. 1 videocassette (59 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Odyssey) Produced by Terry Kay Rockefeller ; editor, Adrienne Miesner. Narrator: Jacqueline Judd.

Summary: Anthropologist Laura Nader narrates this cross-cultural study of institutionalized conflict resolution. Shows how, in a remote Mexican village, face-to-face conflict among a small population demands swift and effective redress for injustices, while in the United States consumers with defective products are lost in a morass of frustrating claims, slow and costly legal action, ineffective public agencies, and unresponsive corporate entities. MEDIA 1)2-957

Man and the state [videorecording] : the trial of Socrates / Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Foundation ; directed by Bernard Wilets. Chicago, Ill. : Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Foundation, 1982. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Camera, Frank Stokes ; sound, Lee Strosnider ; design, Ron Foreman ; costumes, Connie Ednev.

Summary: A dramatization of the trial and execution of Socrates. Shows ancient Athenian judicial procedures and poses questions about the right of the state to suppress "disruptive" individuals. Junior high through college. MEDIA 1)2-3134

Mandela [videorecording] / HBO Pictures ; written by Ronald Harwood ; directed by Philip Saville. New York, N.Y. : HBO Video, c1987. 1 videocassette (135 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Producer, Robert Berger ; photography, John Coquillon ; editor, Ralph Sheldon ; music, Richard Hartley. Cast: Danny Glover, Alfre Woodard, John Matshikiza, Warren Clarke.

Summary: Traces the life of Nelson Mandela through the founding of the National African Congress, his marriage to Winnie, and his trial and imprisonment for treason. MEDIA 1)2-691

Methadone : an American way of dealing. [Motion picture] / Julia Reichert and James Klein. Dayton, Ohio : Methadone Information Center, 1974. 2 reels, 60 min. : sd., b&w ; 16 mm.

Summary: Part 1 examines the social, historical, and economic causes of drug dependency and the efforts to break drug dependency at a methadone clinic in the Midwest. Part 2 examines a drug rehabilitation center in Washington, D. C. which rejects the use of methadone treatment. MEDIA 1)5-362 reel 1 - 2

Murder one [videorecording] / Best Films presents ; WNET ; writer and producer, Tex Fuller ; producer John R. Haney for Georgia Educational Television ; producer Hugh Fisher for University of North Carolina Television Network. Del Mar, Calif. : Distributed by Best Films, 1977. 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Editor, Ara Chekman ; photography, Steve De Vita.

Summary: Examines the crimes of six convicted murderers using the interviews with the murderers, witnesses, and accomplices, and backgrounds of the murderers. MEDIA 1)D-72

McLibel [videorecording] : two worlds collide / producer/director, Franny Armstrong. London : One-Off Productions, c1997 ; Northhampton, MA : Media Education Foundation [distributor], 1998. 1 videocassette (53 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Gregers Sall, editor ; Sharon Davoy, assistant producer. Narrator, Veronika Hyks.

Summary: "Struggling to defend themselves in the longest trial in English history, they [Helen Steel and Dave Morris] face infiltration by spies, secret meetings with corporate executives, 40,000 pages of background reading and a visit from Ronald McDonald.... the main issues in the trial - nutrition, animals, advertising, employment, the environment - and the implications for freedom of speech"--Container. MEDIA 1)2-3622

Nazis...lest we forget! [videorecording]. Sandy Hook, Conn. : Video Yesteryear, c1983. 1 videocassette (35 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Series: Video images. Nürnberg und sein lehre = Nuremberg and its lesson (1949) -- Flieger am fiend = A Nazi newsreel (ca. 1944).

Summary: Two films about Nazi Germany and the Nuremberg trials of accused Nazi war criminals. Nuremberg and its lesson deals with the November 21, 1945 trial of accused Nazi war criminals at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany. The authentic footage in this film documents the trial and graphically illustrates atrocities perpetrated against the people of Europe, particularly the Jews. Narrated in English. In a Nazi newsreel, Nazi Luftwaffe (air force) pilots demonstrate bombing techniques. MEDIA 1)2-1564

Neighborhood safety [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discussion of precautions and practices undertaken by neighbors to ensure the safety of their neighborhoods. MEDIA 1)2-210

Nobody listened [videorecording] / the Cuban Human Rights Film Project presents ; produced, written and directed by Nestor Almendros, Jorge Ulla. Los Angeles, Calif. : Direct Cinema Ltd., c1989. 1 videocassette (117 min.) : sd., col.. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Edited by Gloria Piñeyro, Esther Durßn ; sound by Phil Pearl ; director of photography, Orson Ochoa ; English text, Enrique Posner ; photo and film research, Fausto Canel, Carlos Ripoll ... [et al.]. Narrator: Geoffrey Carey, Sondra Lee.

Summary: In 1987,an organization named the Cuban Human Rights Film Project applied to the Cuban government to make a film about the Cuban justice system. Permission to make the film was denied. The Project made an alternative film consisting of interviews with Cuban political refugees, most of them living now in the United States and most of them former political prisoners from Cuba's infamous prisons. DANA 1)292

On trial [videorecording] : the William Kennedy Smith case / ABC News. Oak Forest, Il : MPI Home Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Producer, Marilyn Fletcher ; editor, Jim Suttor.

Summary: A condensation of ABC's coverage of one of the most well-known court cases of the times--the rape trial of William Kennedy Smith, a member of one of America's most prominent families. Includes Diane Sawyer's interview with the woman who brought the charges, Patricia Bowman. MEDIA 1)2-1880

Out on bail [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the setting of bail. MEDIA 1)2-201

The Ox-Bow incident [motion picture] / Twentieth Century Fox ; produced and written for the screen by Lamar Trotti ; directed by William A. Wellman. [Chicago, Ill.] : Films Incorporated, [198-?], c1942. 2 film reels (ca. 75 min.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm. Photography, Arthur Miller ; editor, Allen McNeil ; music, Cyril J. Mockridge ; art direction, Richard Day, James Beseyi. Cast: Henry Fonda, DANA Andrews, Henry Morgan, Anthony Quinn, Mary Beth Hughes, William Eythe.

Summary: In 1885 Nevada, an angry posse captures and lynches three supposed murderers despite their protests of innocence. When the sheriff arrives, he reveals that the rancher who was shot is alive, and that the true culprits have confessed. The stunned men realize the enormity of their own crime, and a letter written by one of their victims eloquently points out the injustice of taking the law into one's own hands. MEDIA 1)5-838 reel 1 - 2

Paths of glory [videorecording] / United Artists ; directed by Stanley Kubrick, produced by James B. Harris ; screenplay by Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham and Jim Thompson. Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, 1990. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Music, Gerald Fried ; photography, George Krause ; film editor, Eva Knoll. Cast: Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, Adolphe Menjou.

Summary: Captures the spirit of Humphrey Cobb's novel in presenting a harsh attack on the futility of war in general and World War I in particular. Explores the contrasting perspectives of the French general staff and the common soldier, and questions the system of military justice. MEDIA 1)2-853

Police Experience: Feeling Good (Motion picture). Experience Films Produced by Robert Rubin for Film Modules, 1970. 10 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm.

Summary: Portrays a routine police action and describes the reactions of the officers involved. MEDIA 1)1-59

Police Experience: Fear and Anxiety (Motion picture). Experience Films Produced by Robert Rubin for Film Modules, 1970. 10 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm.

Summary: Portrays a routine police action and portrays the fears and anxieties experienced by the officers involved. MEDIA 1)1-57

Police experience: Humiliation and anger. (Motion picture). Experience Films Produced by Robert Rubin for Film Modules, 1970. 10 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm.

Summary: Opening scenes show a loud party of college youths and "swinger" mother, who defy warnings and begin to harass the policemen trying to quiet the group. Shows the reactions of the policemen and police trainees in this situation. MEDIA 1)1-58

The police tapes. [Videorecording] / produced, videotaped, and edited by Alan Raymond and Susan Raymond. New York : WNET-TV, 1977, made 1976. 2 cassettes, 89 min. : sd., b&w ; 3/4 in.

Summary: Follows the police officers of the 44th Precinct, N. Y. C., on a variety of cases ranging from domestic squabbles to murder and rape, focusing on the problems of minorities in a depressed area of the South Bronx. Includes explanatory comments by Chief Tony Bouza and other officers. MEDIA 1)6

The politics of addiction [videorecording] / a production of Public Affairs Television ; a presentation of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced by Daphne Pinkerson, Marc Levin ; directed by Marc Levin. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1998. 1 videocassettes (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: Close to home ; Moyers on addiction. Director of photography, Mark Benjamin ; edited by Rob Kuhns. Host: Bill Moyers.

Summary: Members of Congress, doctors, policy activists and recovering people have joined to push for a new public policy on drugs. This program looks at Arizona's recent struggle to find an alternative to current policies. MEDIA 1)2-3564

Predicting criminality [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses government and private studies regarding the predictability of criminal behavior, especially the repeat offenders. MEDIA 1)2-208 MEDIA 1)2-1760 MEDIA 1)2-1761

President Clinton's Grand Jury testimony [videorecording] West Lafayette, Ind. : Public Affairs Video Archives, c1998. 3 videocassettes (254 min) : sd. col. ; 1/2 in.

Summary: President Clinton testifies under oath before a Federal Grand Jury. Independent Counsels Jackie Bennett, Robert Bittman and Solomon Wisenberg question him via a video and audio link to the White House. MEDIA 1)2-3584 cassette 1 - 3

Prison crowding [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses some of the factors contributing to the recent growth in prison population and some of the approaches being considered for alleviating the crowding problems. MEDIA 1)2-202

Private prisons [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 6 Produced by Christopher Koch ; Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Thomas Beasley, Thomas A. Coughlin III, John DiIulio, guests.

Summary: Corrections run by the private sector are discussed. The savings are considerable, food and cleanliness are improved according to the corporate managers. In this interview, rebuttals are given by government corrections personnel. MEDIA 1)2-396

Probation [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 7 Produced by Christopher Koch ; Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Joan Petersilia, Malcolm MacDonald, Reuben Greenberg, guests.

Summary: A discussion of the concern about the number of convicted felons on probation, and the heavy workloads of probation officers. MEDIA 1)2-397

Repeat offenders [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses the probabilities involved in the repeat offense. MEDIA 1)2-198

Repentance [videorecording] / The Cannon Group, Inc. presents in association with Sovexportfilm ; directed by Tenghiz Abuladze. Los Angeles, CA : Media Home Entertainment, 1988. 1 videocassette (151 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Produced by Gruziafilm Studio ; written by Nana Djanelidze, Tenghiz Abuladze and Rezo Kveselava ; musical selections by Nana Djanelidze. Cast: Avtandil Makharadze, Zeinab Botsvadze.

Summary: In a small, somewhat surreal Russian village, a mysterious woman is put on trial for repeatedly digging up the body of Varlam, the town's recently deceased ruler. The trial progresses, and it's learned that the woman's parents perished under Varlam's vicious reign of terror. MEDIA 1)2-917

A reputation [videorecording] / a presentation of Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; BBC Education & Training ; director, Deborah Wignall. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences : distributed under license from BBC Worldwide Americas, c1997. 1 videocassette (30 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: (Women, word for word) Editor, Fred Hart ; photographpy, Graham Smith. Cast: Buki Armstrong, Mark Arden, Patricia Kerrigan, Brian Croucher, Brett Forrest, Jeffrey Gear. Commentator, Evelyn Welch ; narrator, Dearblha Molloy.

Summary: "In 1612, Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape. Using original transcripts from the rape trial, this program reconstructs how the male-dominated art community of Michelangelo's Rome falsified her promiscuity and destroyed her reputation as a woman and as an artist. MEDIA 1)2-5302

Resolved, the death penalty is a good thing [videorecording] / National Review ; produced & directed by Warren Steibel in association with SCETV. New York : National Review, c1994. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 transcript (56 p. ; 22 cm.) Moderator, Mike Kinsley. For the resolution: William F. Buckley, Jr., Ed Koch, Susan Boleyn, Walter Berns. Against the resolution: Ira Glasser, Leon Botstein, Stephen Bright, Bryan Stevenson.

Summary: Issues debated include: Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime? How often are innocent people executed by mistake? Is execution cruel and unusual punishment, as forbidden by the Constitution? Is the death penalty as it is actually carried out racially discriminatory? Is it uncivilized? Or is it a necessary and proper moral component of a civilized society? MEDIA 1)2-2639

Restitution [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 8 Produced by Christopher Koch ; Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Albert Kramer, Newman Flanagan, Michael Smith, guests.

Summary: Discusses programs of community service and victim restitution. MEDIA 1)2-398

The Return of Martin Guerre [videorecording] / un film de Daniel Vigne. Los Angeles, Calif. : Embassy Home Entertainment, c1984. 1 videocassette (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Photography, Andre Neau ; screenplay, Jean-Claude Carriere, Daniel Vigne ; music, Michel Portal. Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Nathalie Baye.

Summary: In 15th century France, a young man returns home after many years absence to resume his life and marriage but is charged with being an imposter and is placed on trial. MEDIA 1)2-67

The "Rodney King" case [videorecording] : what the jury saw in California v. Powell / director, Dominic Palumbo ; producers, Peter Aronson and Kristen Jeanette-Meyers. [S.l.] : Courtroom Television Network ; [Oak Forest, Ill. : MPI Home Video], c1992. 1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.

Summary: Condensed version of trial of four L.A. police officers on trial for beating Rodney King. MEDIA 1)2-1878

The Rosenberg-Sobell case revisited [videorecording] / a production of WETA, Washington, D.C. in association with KTCA St. Paul, Minn. ; director, Alan Moorman. Chicago, IL : Facets Video [distributor], 1987. 1 videocassette (83 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. Reported and produced by Alvin H. Goldstein ; editor, Jim Furlong. Narrator: Barton Heyman.

Summary: An investigation of the conspiracy case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Investigates both the case itself and the political climate in which it occurred. Their death only fostered the belief of many Americans that the Rosenbergs were innocent victims of the anti-communist paranoia of the 50's, rather than spies who had stolen atomic secrets for the Russians. MEDIA 1)2-327

Seguimos adelante [videorecording] = Nothing will stop us / produced by the BBC in association with FR3 ; director, Adelaida Trujillo ; producers, Patricia Castaño, Catharine Seddon. New York, NY : International Media Resource Exchange, c1990. 1 videocassette (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Series: (Everyman) Photographer, Fernando Riano. Narrator, Sarah Dunant.

Summary: Documentary chronicles the terrorism used by the drug lords in Colombia against the newspaper El Espectador. MEDIA 1)2-3228

Search and seizure [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Uses dramatization of arrests and a panel of experts to discuss what are and are not legal search and seizure techniques. MEDIA 1)2-218

Sentencing [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Discusses various aspects of sentencing procedures in criminal cases. MEDIA 1)2-199

A Soldier's story [videorecording] / Columbia Pictures ; produced by Norman Jewison, Ronald L. Schwary and Patrick Palmer ; directed by Norman Jewison ; screenplay by Charles Fuller. Burbank, CA : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1985, c1984. 1 videocassette (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS. Music by Herbie Hancock ; edited by Mark Warner, Caroline Biggerstaff. Cast: Howard E. Rollins, Jr., Adolph Caesar.

Summary: Rollins is a proud black army attorney sent to investigate the ruthless shooting death of Caesar. He learns that Caesar was a vicious man who served the white world and despised his own roots. Rollins' job is to find out who is guilty--black or white. Closed captioned. MEDIA 1)2-854 MEDIA 2)2-3986

Still missing [videorecording] / writer, Sharon Wood ; produced and directed by Theresa Tollini. Hohokus, N.J. : New Day Films [distributor], c1998. 1 videocassette (40 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Original music, Thomas DeRenzo ; editor, Heidi Jane Plumb ; camera, Don Starnes ; sound, Lauretta Molitor. Narrator, Peter Coyote.

Summary: Examines the terrifying facts of child abduction by non-family members, and gives information and tools to help prevent these crimes. Four parents of young children who were kidnapped tell their deeply personal stories, sharing their remembrances, photos, and home videos. MEDIA 1)2-3529

Story of a people [videorecording]. Santa Monica, CA : Xenon Entertainment Group, 1998. 5 videocassettes (250 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Contents: V. 1 Interracial relationships -- v. 2 Black youth -- v. 3 The black family -- v. 4 Affirmative action on trial -- v. 5 The roots of racism. Hosts include: Louis Gossett, Jr. and Danny Glover.

Summary: Episodes of the annual television special "Story of a people" examines various societal areas from the black perspective and the empowerment of Afro-Americans in these areas. Feature interviews and film and television clips. DANA 1)1149 cassette 1 - 5

Street people [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + l study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 9 Produced by Christopher Koch ; Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; Gerald Lowry, Robert Hayes, James Durkin, guests.

Summary: Discusses the problems of homelessness and law enforcement in relation to the problem. Focus is on the city of Santa Barbara, Calif. MEDIA 1)2-399

Super Chief [videorecording] : the life and legacy of Earl Warren / produced by Judith Leonard, Bill Jersey. Berkeley, Calif. : a Quest Production for Catticus Corp. ; Los Angeles, Calif. : Direct Cinema Ltd. [distributor], c1990. 1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 1/2 in. Written by Sharon Wood ... [et al.] ; edited by Gary Weimberg ; photographed by Bill Jersey ; original music, Mark Adler. Narrator: Gregory Peck.

Summary: A portrait of Earl Warren as Chief Justice and an examination of the Warren Court's influence in the areas of racial equality, freedom of speech, voting rights, and rights of the accused. MEDIA 1)2-2070

The Supreme Court [videorecording] / a film by Ernest Skinner. Richmond, Va. : WCVE-TV, c1976. 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. Sound by Christopher McCartin.

Summary: Examines the origins, development, and day-to-day workings of the United States Supreme Court. Includes appearances with commentary by Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, retired Associate Justice Tom C. Clark, Supreme Court librarian Edward G. Hudson, and others. MEDIA 1)2-2437

The Thin blue line [videorecording] / an American Playhouse Theatrical presentation ; Miramax Films ; directed by Errol Morris ; producer, Mark Lipson. New York : HBO Video, c1988. 1 videocassette (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Music, Philip Glass.

Summary: A real-life drama about a 16-year-old who was arrested for the killing of a Dallas policeman, but swore that a hitchhiker had committed the crime. MEDIA 1)2-682

This honorable court [videorecording] / directed by Steve York. Washington, D. C. : WETA-TV, 1988. 2 videocassettes (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Pt. 1. The quiet of a storm center -- Pt. 2 Inside the marble temple. Film editor, Joseph Wiedenmayer III ; photography, Foster Wiley ... [et al.]. Reported by Paul Duke.

Summary: Discusses the history and landmark cases of the U. S. Supreme Court from its beginnings to the present. MEDIA 1)2-815 cassette 1 MEDIA 2)2-816 cassette 2

To defend a killer [videorecording] / a production of Columbia University Seminars on Media & Society ; directed by David Deutsch. Santa Barbara, Calif. : Intellimation [distributor], 1989, c1988. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: Ethics in America ; 2 Executive producer, Cynthia McFadden ; producers Martha Elliott, Betst Miller. Series host, Fred W. Friendly ; moderator, Charles Ogletree.

Summary: What rights do the guilty have? Ethical dilemmas of our criminal justice system as discussed by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, defense attorney Jack Litman, and philosopher John Smith of Yale. DANA 1)130

Tobacco on trial [videorecording] / produced and written by Betsey Arledge. Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, c1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (58 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Photography, Bill McMillin ; editor, Vim Astrausky. Presenter: Judy Woodruff.

Summary: Presents a set of product liability cases being prepared by a team of New Jersey lawyers against tobacco companies on behalf of clients who say that lifelong smoking has ruined their health. Includes emphatic denials by the industry, which says smoking is a simple question of personal choice and responsibility. MEDIA 1)2-387

Town meeting [videorecording] : a process run amok, Thomas/Hill hearings / directed by Roger Goodman. Oak Forest, IL : MPI Home Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Series: Controversial trials/hearings. Editor, Jim Morris. Moderator, Ted Koppel.

Summary: This special discusses the political and media issues surrounding the appointment of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court and the subsequent allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill. MEDIA 1)2-1879

The trial [motion picture] / [directed by] Orson Welles. Jericho, N.Y. : Video Treasures Inc., 1985. 1 videocassette (VHS) (118 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Produced by Yves Laplanche ; music by Jean Ledrut, Albinon ; screenplay by Orson Welles. Cast: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Anthony Perkins, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff, Elsa Martinelli.

Summary: A symbolistic study of the tyranny of modern social systems. Portrays the experiences of a young man who is mysteriously arrested by agents of the police for an unspecified crime and is prepared for questioning and trial. Filmed primarily in Yugoslavia. MEDIA 1)2-340

Trial by television [videorecording] / produced by Broadcast News Networks in association with Arts & Entertainment Network ; Kurtis Productions ; producers, Caroline Sommers, Paul Gallagher ; writer/producer, Bob Harris. New York : A&E Home Video, 1993. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Videographers, Pamela Yoder, Elizabeth Musser ; editors, Christofer Wagner, Steven Mendes. Host, Bill Curtis.

Summary: From sensational television news coverage and "movies-of-the-week" to cameras in every courtroom in America, the effect of mass audience participation during law enforcement process poses serious questions about the outcome of criminal proceedings. DANA 1)1246

The Trial of the Catonsville Nine [videorecording] / Trial of the Catonsville nine co. ; executive producer, Joel Glickman ; produced by Gregory Peck ; directed by Gordon Davidson Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1983. 1 videocassette (ca. 90 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences, 1/2 in. Screenplay by Daniel Berrigan and Saul Levitt ; director of photography, Haskell Wexler ; film editor, Aaron Stell ; music by Shelly Manne. Cast: Ed Flanders, Gwen Arner, Barton Heyman, Gary Jackson, Richard Jordan, Donald Moffat, Davis Roberts, Leon Russom, William Schallert.

Summary: The year is 1968--America is at war in Vietnam. Far from the combat zone, in Baltimore federal court, nine anti-war activists, including two priests, are on trial. In an act of civil disobedience, they have burned hundreds of draft records. The Catonsville Nine use the proceedings as a forum to denounce the war. Father Daniel Berrigan, one of the defendants, has shaped the transcripts of that historic trial into a riveting political drama. MEDIA 1)2-1557

Trial: the first day. [Motion picture] National Educational Television and Radio Center. Released by Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, 1970. 90 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: Trial: the city and county of Denver versus Lauren R. Watson

Summary: Uses the first day of the trial of Lauren R. Watson, a known member of the Black Panther Party, to examine the judicial process. Harvard law professor James Vorenberg discusses what is meant by a jury of one's peers. Includes interviews with all those connected with the case. MEDIA 1)4-79 reel 1 - 3

Trial: the fourth and final day. [Motion picture] National Educational Television and Radio Center. Released by Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, 1970. 90 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: Trial: the city and county of Denver versus Lauren R. Watson

Summary: Uses the fourth and final day of the trial of Lauren R. Watson to show how a jury reaches a verdict and what the verdict means. Watson states that he believes that the verdict means nothing because it was not given by a jury of his peers. MEDIA 1)4-88 reel 1 - 3

Trial: the second day. [Motion picture] National Educational Television and Radio Center. Released by Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, 1970. 90 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: Trial: the city and county of Denver versus Lauren R. Watson

Summary: Uses the second day of the trial of Lauren R. Watson to show how the prosecution presents its case and to raise questions concerning police harassment. Harvard law professor, James Vorenberg summarizes the proceedings of the day, and discusses the amount of force which police have a right to use during apprehension. MEDIA 1)4-82 reel 1 - 3

Trial: the third day. [Motion picture] National Educational Television and Radio Center. Released by Indiana University, Audio-Visual Center, 1970. 90 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: Trial: the city and county of Denver versus Lauren R. Watson

Summary: Uses the third day of the trial of Lauren R. Watson to show the presentation of a case by the defense, and to explore questions concerning the political significance of a trial. Harvard law professor, James Vorenberg gives his reaction to public trials. MEDIA 1)4-85 reel 1 - 3

TV and violence [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson ; guests, J. Ronald Milavsky, C. Rowell Huesmann, David Philips.

Summary: Discusses the correlation of violence on TV to criminal behavior. MEDIA 1)2-217

Twelve angry men (Motion picture) British Film Institute, n.d. Released by Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill. 25 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm. Series: Critic and film, no. 4

Summary: Arnot Robertson, English writer, discusses the sequences with emphasis on writing and characterization. MEDIA 1)4-4

Until I get caught. [Motion picture] / New York State Legislature ; made by Cornell University, Department of Psychology. [Long Beach, Calif.] : Southerby Productions, c1980, made 1979. 1 reel, 27 min. : sd., col. ; 16 mm. Narrator, Dick Cavett.

Summary: Explores the psychological attitudes of drunk drivers, victims, judges, jurors, and police. Contrasts the drunk driving problem in the United States with that of Sweden where the problem is much less severe. MEDIA 1)4-439

Victims [videorecording] / directed by Joseph Camp. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide Moderator, James Q. Wilson.

Summary: Examines recent efforts by the criminal justice system to help victims of crime through the ordeal of their treatment by the system itself. MEDIA 1)2-211

The Violent mind [videorecording] / a production of WNET, New York in association with BBC ; produced, directed and written by Martin Freeth. New York : WNET, c1988. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Cinematographer, Patrick O'Shea ; editors, Keith Raven, Justin Amsden ; music, Gary Anderson. Narrator: George Page.

Summary: Examines physical changes, heredity, and the environment as possible causes of violent behavior, and raises the question of to what degree humans are responsible for and in control of their actions. MEDIA 1)2-770

Voices from inside [videorecording] / produced & directed by Karina Epperlein. Hokokus, NJ : New Day Films, c1996. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Cinematography, John Knoop ; sound recording, Jaime Kibben ; editing, Nila Bogue and Joanne Feinberg ; sound design & mix, Eric Schurig. Evangelina Horne, Dylcia Pagan, Aida McCray, Florencia Walker.

Summary: 'Voices from Inside' follows German-born theater artist Karina Epperlein into a federal women's prison where she began teaching weekly classes as a volunteer in 1992. Her racially mixed group of women prisoners becomes a circle of trust and healing. Epperlein also talks to the children of the women. MEDIA 1)2-3898

The Watergate hearings [videorecording] / WETA-TV, Dept. of Educational Activities ; producer, Ricki Green ; director, Mary Frances Sirianne. Washington, DC : The Department ; Alexandria, VA : PBS Video [distributor], c1983. 2 videocassettes (120 min.) : sd., col. with b+w sequences ; 1/2 in. Series: Summer of judgement. Narrator: Charles McDowell.

Summary: Commentator Charles McDowell hosts this documentary on the Watergate hearings, focusing on events of the summer of 1974. Includes archival footage and stills, as well as the personal recollections and interviews of officials involved in the Watergate Affair. This film provides additional and background information about events and personalities prior to and during the trials and investigations. MEDIA 1)2-1250 MEDIA 2)2-1251 MEDIA 3)2-4218 MEDIA 4)2-4219

What Jennifer saw [videorecording] / written, produced and directed by Ben Loeterman ; produced for the Documentary Consortium by WGBH Boston. [Chicago, Ill.] : PBS Video, c1997. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Summary: "Examines the reliability of eyewitness identification and the implications of DNA evidence for the American justice system in the case of Ronald Cotton ... [who] spent eleven years in prison before DNA evidence proved him innocent [of rape]"--Container. MEDIA 1)2-5104

What works [videorecording] / produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by W.P. Fowler. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 study guide. Series: Crime file II series ; no. 10 Produced by Christopher Koch ; Susan Michaelson, researcher ; Michael Cuddy, tape editor. James Q. Wilson, moderator ; George Kelling, Joel Garner, Richard Staufenberger, guests.

Summary: Discusses three projects designed to test the effectiveness of police methods in combatting crime and reducing disorder while treating citizens fairly and staying within the police department budget. MEDIA 1)2-400

When children are witnesses [videorecording] / written and produced by Laurie D. Braga, Joseph L. Braga. New York : Distributed by Guilford Publications, c1989. 1 videocassette (48 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 folded sheet (6 p. ; 19 cm.) Robin Wilson, editor ; Paul Desatoff, Clay Harrison, photography. Narrator: Richard Dysart, narrator.

Summary: Explores ways to make the courtroom environment less intimidating to children. Focuses on relevant portions of a criminal trial involving two child witnesses alleged to have been sexually abused. MEDIA 1)2-3741

Who killed Vincent Chin? [videorecording] / a film by Christine Choy and Renee Tajima. New York, NY : Filmmakers Library [distributor], 1988. 1 videocassette (82 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Edited by Holly Fisher ; produced by Renne Tajima.

Summary: This academy award nominated film relates the brutal murder of 27-year-old Vincent Chin in a Detroit bar. Outraged at the suspended sentence that was given Ron Ebens, who bludgeoned Chin to death, the Asian-American community organized an unprecedented civil rights protest to successfully bring Ebens up for retrial. MEDIA 1)2-903

Winterset [videorecording] / Video Images present ; Video Yesteryear ; Radiio Pictures present ; directed by Alfred Santell ; produced by Pandro S. Berman ; screenplay, Anthony Veiller ; editor, William Hamilton. [S.l.] : Video Yesteryear, c1983,1936. 1 videocassette (77 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. Photography, Peverell Marley ; musical director, Nathaniel Shilkret. Cast: Burgess Meredith, Margo, Eduardo Ciannelli, John Carradine, Edward Ellis, Maurice Moscovitch.

Summary: On the New York waterfront, a drifter is determined to find the men responsible for the crime his father paid for with his life. MEDIA 1)2-3052

Without fear or shame [videorecording] / produced by Blackside, Inc, in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; producers, Sam Pollard and Betty Ciccarelli ; written and directed by Sam Pollard. Alexandria, Va. : PBS Video, 1999. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in + 1 teacher's guide (7 p.) Series: (I'll make me a world)

Summary: This program discusses the lives of African-American leaders W.E.B Du Bois, A. Philip Randolph, and Marcus Garvey; the Harlem Renaissance and its major figures, such as Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes. Examines the conflicts which arose over what art should express when community leaders seek to use it in the struggle for racial justice. Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired. DANA 1)1349 MEDIA 2)2-4291

Women and the law. [Videorecording] / Seton Hall University, School of law. Philadelphia : Whitlock Productions, WTL-TV, 1974. 14 cassettes : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. & bibliographies (1 1.) in containers (18 x 25 x 4 in.) Contents: l. Video 7. An Introduction (27:50 min.). --2. Video 8. Historical overview, 1776- 1870 (32 min.).--3. Video 9. 1870-1920 (33 min.).--4. Video 10. Juvenile justice (30:10 min.).--5. Video 11. Correctional justice (29 min.).--6. Video 12. Rape (28:15 min.).--7. Video 13. Marriage (29 min.).--8. Video 14. Divorce (29:33 min.).--9. Video 15. Welfare (30:50 min.). --10. Video 16. Credit (32:15 min.). --11. Video 17. A T & T: a case study (29 min.).--12. Video 18. Litigation (30 min.).--13. Video 19. Equal protection clause (28 min.).--14. Video 20. Equal Rights Amendment(27 min.).

Summary: An in-depth study of women and the law providing an historic overview, examples of specific treatment and control of women by the legal system, an examination of law and social policy as these relate to women, and a discussion of various legal remedies. Douglass 1)7 videos 1 - 14

You're no good. [Motion picture] National Film Board of Canada. Released in the U. S. by McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1965. 29 min. sd. b&w. 16 mm.

Summary: Presents a series of episodes which reflect the attitudes, emotions and actions of a young man who has just stolen a motorcycle in order to stimulate a discussion about the character of the man and the reasons for his behavior. MEDIA 1)4-61

Your silent partner [motion picture] / written, narrated, directed, and produced by Shelby Newhouse ; presented by the Organized Crime Prevention Council of Michigan. [Lansing, Mich.] : Office of Criminal Justice Programs, 1972. 1 film reel (52 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 16 mm. Music, DANA Newhouse ; camera, Gary Galbreath, Peter Toukanian ; editor, Christa Kindt. With Chief Vicent W. Piersante.

Summary: Documents the condition of organized crime in the United States and its impact on society with studies of the operations of an alleged Mafia association, including the mutual numbers racket, illicit narcotics, sports and off-track betting, corruption of the police and of legitimate business, loan sharking, muscle and murder, and involvement in banks. MEDIA 1)6-153

Zoot suit [videorecording] / director, screenplay, Luis Valdez ; producer, Peter Burrell. Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video ; Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Facets, c1991, c1981. 1 videocassette (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. Music by Daniel Valdez ; choreography by Patricia Birch ; based on the play by Luis Valdez. Cast: Edward James Olmos, Charles Aidman, John Anderson, Tyne Daly, Daniel Valdez.

Summary: A group of Mexican-Americans are sent to San Quentin unjustly for the death of a man at Sleepy Lagoon. Based on the actual case and zoot suit riots of 1940's Los Angeles. DANA 1)2-1826 MEDIA 2)2-1826

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