Crime & punishment in America
By: a production of KCET/Los Angeles and Quest Productions writes/producers, David Rabinovitch, Bill Jersey, Pierre Valette
Contributors: Friedman, Laurence M.; McDaniel, James; KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.); Quest Productions; PBS Video
Series: CJA 427 (NU course); CJA 446 (NU course); CJA 452 (NU course); SOC 445 (NU course)
Publisher: PBS Home Video
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Alexandria, VA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 120
Subjects: Documentary films; Administration of Criminal justice; Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other titles: Crime and punishment in America
Description: Surveys the state of the administration of criminal justice in the United States. Explores the evolution of crime and criminal penalties.
Notes: Documentary.

Based in part on the book by Laurence M. Friedman.

Originally released on PBS.

Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.

Camera, Bill Jersey, Pierre Valette, Tim Metzger ; editors, Jay Hansell, Agostine Cinquegrano ; narrator, James McDaniel ; Music, Christopherr Rife.

General.

VHS.

Closed-captioned.
Table of contents: title: The war against vice and sin; title: Legalizing a vice; title: The crusade against drugs; title: Justice for all?; title: The good old days; title: A law is born; title: The funnel; title: Prisoner at large; title: Trade offs; title: Three strikes; title: Strike three; title: The ultimate victim; title: Breaking the criminal cycle.