Crime Films, Documentaries, and Clips
Note: Looking for clips about crime? Here is a selection of documentaries and criminal justice feature films available in the MSU Main Library Digital and Multimedia Center, the MSU College of Law Library, and the Library of Michigan. If you search Our Online Catalog using the word videorecording or documentary in addition to crime, gangs, etc., you may be able to find additional films available in either the MSU Main Library, the MSU College of Law Library, or the Library of Michigan Library in downtown Lansing. If you desire, you can modify your search to Main Library only. I have also added some Popular Culture sites -- YouTube and Google Video -- at the end.
| Documentary Films | Feature Films | YouTube and Google Video |
Documentary Films
American Justice : Cop Killers
A&E Television Networks. New York, N.Y. : A & E Home Video : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, 2002, c1995. Videodisc (50 minutes) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8079.H6 C67 2002 VideoDVD
More police officers are killed in the line of duty today than ever before. Is it desperation of anger that leads criminals to commit the most serious of all crimes?
[Murder -- Investigation.]
[Homicide investigation.]
[Documentary television programs.]
American Justice : Death Penalty
Kurtis Productions, Ltd. and Towers Productions, Inc. ; produced by Nugus/Martin Productions Ltd. in association with Arts & Entertainment Networks ; writer, Ronnie Hess. [New York, NY] : A & E Home Video : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, 2002, c1994. 1 videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8699.U6 D42 2002 VideoDVD
Examines the arguments for and against capital punishment. Presents the case of Caryl Chessman, a rapist, kidnapper, and jailhouse lawyer who appealed his sentence for twelve years. Follows with a discussion of other capital cases, and the constitutional fight over the death penalty.
[Capital punishment -- United States.]
[Constitutional law -- United States.]
American Justice : The Hostage Takers
A & E Television Networks. New York : A&E Home Video : distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, c1994. videodisc (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6595 .H67 1994 DVD
Examines several hostage-taking incidents, including the 1985 Achille Lauro incident, and examines the process of negotiating with the hostage taker.
[Hostage negotiations.]
[Terrorists -- Psychology.]
American Justice : Juvenile Justice
Barbara Williams ; produced by Kurtis Productions, Ltd. & Towers Productions, Inc. in association with Arts & Entertainment Networks. New York, NY : A & E Home Video : Distributed by New Video Group, 2002, c1994. videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9104 .J8846 2002 VideoDVD
One of the most disturbing modern trends is the soaring number of children who commit serious crimes. Looks at why kids are commiting so many crimes, what can be done to prevent them, and how the young perpetrators should be punished.
[Documentary television programs.]
[Juvenile homicide.]
[Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States.]
American Justice : Target Mafia
Osterland Company ; David Royle Productions ; in association with Arts & Entertainment Networks ; Producers-directors, David Osterlund, Edward Gray, David Meyer, David Royle.
New York : A & E Home Video, 2001, c1993. 2 videodiscs (dvd); 250 minutes.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.D6 M35 2001 VideoDVD
Originally broadcast as a series on the television program: "American Justice" ; original series title: "Target Mafia."
Contents Disc 1. The Prohibition years/Birth of the American Mafia -- The Kennedys and the Mob -- Disc 2. Unions and the Mob -- Empire of crime
Also listed as Mafia : The History of the Mob in America
[Organized crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century]
[Mafia -- United States -- History -- 20th century]
[Labor unions -- Corrupt practices -- History -- 20th century]
[Labor unions and communism -- History -- 20th century]
American Porn
Michael Kirk ; written by Michael Kirk & Peter J. Boyer ; a Frontline coproduction with Kirk Documentary Group, Ltd. ; WGBH Educational Foundation. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Home Video, c2002. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HQ471 .A44 2002 Videocassette
Frontline reports on the forces behind the recent explosion of sexually explicit material available in American society and the pending political battle that may engulf the multi-billion dollar pornography industry.
[Pornography -- United States.]
[Pornography -- Economic aspects -- United States.]
[Pornography -- Law and legislation -- United States.]
[Documentary television programs.]
Assassinations That Changed the World
[S.l.] : A&E Home Video ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group, c1996. 2 videocassettes (ca. 200 min., color, with b&w sequences), VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6278 .A88 1996 Videocassette
Videocassette release of a television special broadcast on November 18-21, 1996. This program looks at history's most notorious public murders.
[Assassins -- History]
Biology and Crime (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?]. 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6115 .B565 1985 Videocassette
Discusses whether or not people are born into a life of crime.
[Criminal anthropology]
[Sociobiology]
[Deviant behavior]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Bombing L.A.
Hollywood, CA : Glaser Productions ; distributed by Cinema Guild, 1988. 1 videocassette (35 min.); VHS.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, GT3913.C3 B6 1988 Videocassette
Film surveys different viewpoints on graffiti in Los Angeles through interviews with grafitti/street artists, property owners, police and citizens of Los Angeles. The question of graffiti as a public art form or a disfigurement of public property is investigated. Film also examines the role graffiti plays in Los Angeles youth gangs.
[Graffiti -- California -- Los Angeles]
[Street art -- California -- Los Angeles]
[Mural painting and decoration -- 20th century -- California -- Los Angeles]
[Gangs -- California -- Los Angeles]
Broken Child: Case Studies of Child Abuse
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. 1 videodisc (61 minutes, color), DVD, originally produced for television broadcast on HBO.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6626.5 .B76 2001 VideoDVD
Every year in the U.S., approximately one in 25 children is reported as a victim of prenatal substance abuse, criminal neglect, or physical or emotional violence, and child-protection agencies are being overwhelmed by the crisis. Filmed on location in Baltimore, Atlanta, Houston, and Seattle, this cautionary program narrated by Susan Sarandon examines the cycle of child abuse. Case studies include children with developmental difficulties caused by maternal drug addiction, post-traumatic stress disorder brought on by scenes of extreme violence in the home, and life-threatening injuries from beatings.
[Child abuse -- social aspects]
The Case for Innocence
WGBH Educational Foundation ; written, produced and directed by Ofra Bikel
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c2000. 1 videocassette (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO C
Fifteen years ago, DNA analysis was nonexistent. Today, more than seventy inmates accused of rape and murder have been freed because DNA tests proved their innocence in a way that evidence, courtroom testimony, and eyewitness accounts never could. Why then are prosecutors, courts, and even governors reluctant to use this scientific test? And when evidence has been tested and DNA does not match that of the accused, how can the law overlook the results? Program investigates the reasons why inmates remain in prison despite DNA evidence that excludes them as the perpetrators. Courtesy of Frontline.
[Evidence (Law) -- United States]
[DNA fingerprinting -- United States]
The Constitution, That Delicate Balance : pt. 5. Crime and insanity
Media and Society Seminars of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in assoc. with WNET/New York and WTTW/Chicago.
New York : Media and Society Seminars, c1984. 1 videocassette (60 minutes) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF4550 .C667 1984 Videocassette pt. 5
Presents a hypothetical political assassination as the vehicle for exploring the insanity defense and the controversy surrounding psychiatric testimony in the courtroom. U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Irving Kaufman, Hastings Center President Willard Gaylin, and others discuss the use of psychiatry in law.
The Constitution, That Delicate Balance : pt. 6. Crime and punishments
Media and Society Seminars of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in assoc. with WNET/New York and WTTW/Chicago.
New York : Media and Society Seminars, c1984. 1 videocasette (60 minutes) sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF4550 .C667 1984 Videocassette pt. 6
Addresses the conflicts that exist between constitutional guarantees against cruel and unusual punishment and the realities of the American penal system. Panel of legislators, government officials, jurists, penal officers, media representatives, and others discuss such issues as prison overcrowding, the purpose of punishment, the death penalty, and the role of the media. Panalists include: U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Arthur Alarcon, Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Norman Carlson.
Crime and Punishment in America
KCET/Los Angeles, Quest Productions/San Francisco.
[Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c1997 1 videocassette (120 min.; VHS, color
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO C
Brings historical perspective to the problems of escalating crime and the public's fear of it, by exploring the evolution of crime and criminal penalties in American society
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
[Crime -- United States]
Cruel and Unusual?
CBS News Productions ; CBS, Inc. ; producer, Robert Higgins. Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; c2000. 1 videocassette (45 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO C
The new tougher sentencing laws of such states as California and Michigan are examined. Also discussed are parental responsibility laws and the use of reverse theft as punishment.
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.]
[Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States.]
[Documentary television programs.]
Deadly Force (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.), VHS, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8141 .D433 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the situations in which an officer may have to use his weapon.
[Police shootings]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Death Penalty (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8694 .D437 1985 Videocassette
Discussion of the death penalty.
[Capital punishment]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Death Row Kids
Also called Juveniles and the Death Penalty
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, ?. 1 videodisc (27 minutes, color), DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF9227.C2 J88 2003 VideoDVD
"They think we’re beasts." So says a condemned murderer, succinctly expressing the view of many Americans. But this killer committed his crime when he was 17, and asks for compassion on those grounds. Filmed prior to the March 1, 2005 U.S. Supreme Court ruling barring execution for underage offenses, Death Row Kids tells the stories of confused and frightened young people awaiting the ultimate penalty. The program also alludes to medical findings that a 17-year-old’s brain lacks fully developed decision-making capabilities. The result is a provocative inquiry into complex issues of personal responsibility and the likelihood of criminal rehabilitation.
[Death penalty]
Domestic Violence (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HQ809.3.U5 D664 1985 Videocassette
Examines the danger to police officers that stem from investigating common domestic arguments.
[Family violence]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Dragons of Crime
New York : A & E Home Video, c1994. 1 videocassette (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8079.O25 D73 1994 Videocassette
Explores mainland China gangs that are cashing in on a new capitalism, spreading smuggling, extortion, and other crimes from China to New York, Toronto, and around the world.
[Organized crime -- China -- Video recordings.]
[Organized crime -- United States -- Video recordings.]
[Asian American criminals -- Video recordings.]
Drinking and crime (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) sd., col.; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5053 .D756 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the correlation between alcohol consumption and crime.
[Alcohol]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Drug Education (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director, W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5824.Y68 D77 1986 Videocassette
Discusses characteristics of effective drug education programs in the schools. Centers on Project DARE in Los Angeles and SPECDA in New York City.
[Drug abuse -- Study and teaching -- United States]>p>
Drug Testing (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5823.5.U5 D784 1986 Videocassette
Discusses drug testing as a means of determining which prisoners should be released while awaiting trial.
[Drug testing -- United States]
[Pre-trial release -- United States]
[Drug abuse and crime]
[Criminals -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
Drug Traffic (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director, W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5801 .D68 1986 Videocassette
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 Manhattan.
[Drug control]
[Drug abuse and crime]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
Dying for Meth
Matt Farnsworth and Diane Foster. [Los Angeles, CA] : Full Fathom 5, c2006. 1 videodisc (44 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5822.M38 D95 2006 VideoDVD
There are 11.7 million Americans addicted to methamphetamine, yet very few Americans really understand what meth is, why people use it, what it does to those who use it and what effect it has on families and the communities in which they live.
[Methamphetamine abuse -- Iowa.]
[Methamphetamine abuse -- United States.]
Exclusionary Rule (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Susan Udelson ; director, Joseph Camp. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF9625 .E92 1985 Videocassette
Discussion and interpretation of the exclusionary rule.
[Exclusionary rule (Evidence) -- United States]
[Criminals -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
[Evidence, Criminal -- United States]
Families and Crime (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (VHS) (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9104 .F37 1986 Videocassette
Discusses various methods of helping troubled children and their families in order to prevent the possibility of a life of crime for these children.
[Juvenile delinquency]
[Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation]
[Family counseling]
The Farm : Life Inside Angola Prison
Jonathan Stack, Liz Garbus ; produced by Gabriel Films for A&E Network. [S.l.] : A&E Home Video ; [New York, NY : distributed in the U.S. by New Video Group], c1998. 1 videocassette (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8338 .F37 1998 Videocassette
Documentary film which follows the lives of 6 men imprisoned in Angola, Louisiana State Penitentiary.
[Louisiana State Penitentiary.]
[Documentary films.]
Five Points Gangs
Tim Evans. New York : History Channel : A & E Television Networks : New Video Group [distributor], c1997. 1 videodisc (50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6452.N7 F58 1997 VideoDVD
Examines the Five Points area of Manhattan, NY, which in the 1840's became the birthplace of American gang activity. Looks at the rise of organized crime from its humble beginnings with the Irish, Jewish and Italian immigrants. Important personalities that are covered include "Big Tim" Sullivan, Paul Kelly, "Monk" Eastman, "Dopey Benny" Fein, Frankie Yale, and Al Capone.
[Sullivan, Timothy D., d. 1946]
[Kelly, Paul A., 1871-1927.]
[Eastman, Edward, 1873-1920.]
[Fein, Benjamin, b. 1889.]
[Yale, Frank, 1885-1927.]
[Capone, Al, 1899-1947.]
[Organized crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.]
[Irish American criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.]
[Jewish criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.]
[Italian American criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- History.]
Flyin' Cut Sleeves
Cinema Guild, c1993. 1 videocassette (60 min.); VHS.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6439.U7 N46 1993 Videocassette
Examines the history of street gangs in New York City, contrasting video interviews with Bronx gang members made twenty years ago with contemporary interviews.
[Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Video recordings]
[Juvenile delinquency -- Video recordings]
Foot Patrol (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) ; VHS, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8141 .F667 1985 Videocassette
Discussion of techniques, responsibilities, and special hazards of officers on foot.
[Police patrol]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Framingham 8 : The Women Who Fought Back
ABC News ; produced by Pauline Canny ; executive producer, Phyllis McGrady ; director, Roger Goodman.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1994. 1 videocassette (44 min.) ; sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6250.4.W65 F73 1994 Videocassette
Explores the problem of domestic violence through the stories of the "Framingham Eight," women who were imprisoned in Framingham, Mass. for killing an abusive spouse or partner. Several have won their freedom by claiming Battered Woman Syndrome as a defense.
[Abused women -- Massachusetts]
[Abused wives -- Massachusetts]
[Battered woman syndrome]
[Self-defense (Law)]
[Family violence]
[Wife abuse]
Gangs, Cops & Drugs
Tom Brokaw, Wayne Ewing, Paul W. Greenberg ; produced by Wayne Ewing, Polly Powell, Mary Alice O'Rourke ; directed by Wayne Ewing, Kyle Good. Northbrook, Ill. : Distributed by MTI Film & Video, 1989. 2 videocassettes (49 min. ea.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 2 discussion guides.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6437 .G364 1989 Videocassette (2)
Part one looks at gang warfare and the effects on Los Angeles, California and part two presents a broad view of the violent impact that gang related crime has had on the nation.
[Gangs]
[Substance abuse]
Girl Trouble: Girls Tell Their Truth about the Juvenile Justice System
Harriman, NY : New Day Films, 2004. 1 videocassette (74 minutes, color), VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9105.C2 G57 2004 Videocassette
Documents the personal struggles of three girls enmeshed in San Francisco's juvenile justice system.
[Femaole juvenile dilinquents--California--San Francisco]
[Juvenile justice, administration of--California--San Francisco]
[Juvenile courts--California--San Francisco]
Glen Mills Gang: Arrested Without Locks and Bars
A Film by Peter Schran. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 204. 1 videodic (50 min) : : sd., col. ; 3/4in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9105.P22 G53 2004 VideoDVD
Filmed over the course of a year, this documentary goes inside Glen Mills Schools in Pennsylvania, a “boarding school” alternative to prison for about 1,000 young members of street gangs convicted of crimes. Sam Ferrainola, the school’s director, has pioneered a system of rewards and privileges where the young men keep themselves under strict surveillance, reporting infractions of the rules to upperclassmen, or “Big Brothers.” Ferrainola stresses that Glen Mills is not a boot camp but an educational institution in which the goal is to bring about fundamental changes in behavior without incarceration. The system seems to work: of all institutions for juvenile offenders, Glen Mills’ 32 percent recidivism rate is the lowest in the country.
[Juvenile delinquents -- Rehabilitation -- Pennsylvania -- Glen Mills]
[Reformatories -- Pennsylvania]
[Juvenile corrections -- Pennsylvania]
Gun Control (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by Joseph Camp ; producer, Susan Edelson. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8059 .G97 1985 Videocassette
Discussion of the pro and con issues involved in the gun control controversy, and how they affect criminal justice.
[Gun control]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Hackers
Neil Docherty ; a Frontline co-production with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ; WGBH Educational Foundation. [Alexandria, Va.] : PBS Video, c2001. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6773 .H33 2001 Videocassette
Examines the role of hackers and reveals how their exploits highlight the profound insecurities of the Internet and the software that drives it.
[Computer crimes.]
[Computer hackers.]
[Computer security.]
[Computer networks -- Security measures.]
[Internet -- Security measures.]
[World Wide Web -- Security measures.]
[Documentary television programs.]
A Hard Straight
ITVS presents a One Arm Productions film ; director/producer/camera, Goro Toshima ; producer, Lindsay Sablosky. [S.l.] : One Arm Productions ; [Harriman, N.Y.] : New Day Films, c2004. 1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9305.C2 H37 2004 VideoDVD
A gangmember, a mother, and a small-time dealer. They served their sentences, they're on parole, and now they're about to discover that walking out of the prison gates is just the beginning.
A Hard Straight shows what it's really like to make the radical transition from prison to mainstream society. The film interweaves the stories of two men and a women -- three of the 500,000 people who are released from prison each year -- as they attempt to construct new lives on the outside in the face of many unknowns. What will you have to do to survive after walking out with only $200 gate money. How does an extended stay in a world defined by violence and subjugation affect your ability to live your own life? And what resources, both within the community and yourself, will you need to make it?
[Parole -- California -- Case studies.]
Hard Time: Teens in Maximum Security Prisons
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. 1 videodisc (24 minutes, color), DVD; originally shown on 20/20 (ABC News).
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9069 .H373 1999 VideoDVD
Every Wednesday another busload of new inmates arrives at the Western Youth Institution in Morganton, North Carolina, a maximum security prison for juvenile offenders. What trade-offs do the convicts have to make, just to stay alive in this hostile environment? And what will they be like if they eventually make it back into society? In this program, ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer reports on prison life through the experiences of four new teenage inmates—one only 13 years old. A follow-up two years later reveals the impact of their incarceration on their minds and bodies, best summed up by the words of one of the four: "This is not the place to be." Hosts: Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer.
[Juvenile justice, administration of -- North Carolina]
[Juvenile delinquents -- North Carolina]
[Juvenile delinquency -- North Carolina]
Hate Across America : 20th Century with Mike Wallace
New York : History Channel Video : A & E Home Video, 2002, c1995. 1 videodisc (50 min., color, with b&w sequences)
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, E184.A1 T85 2002 VideoDVD
Originally broadcast on the History Channel television program entitled: 20th century with Mike Wallace. Examines the modern history of hate crimes in America, going back to the 1964 murder of three civil rights workers by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi. Traces the spread of hate crimes and groups beyond their traditional strongholds in the South and looks at the new face of hate: more polished, more seductive, disruptive and dangerous. Shows why such groups have turned away from attacking individuals to focus their attention on the federal government.
[Hate groups -- United States]
[Militia movements -- United States]
[Racism -- United States]
[Government, Resistance to -- United States]
[Hate crimes -- United States]
Hate Groups USA
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2000. 1 videocassette, (49 minutes, color), VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6773.52 .H38 2000 Videocassette
Originally broadcast in 1999 by the BBC with title: Heart of darkness. Examines hate crimes and hate groups in the United States.
[Hate crimes -- United States]
[Hate groups -- United States]
Hate.com : Extremists on the Internet
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c2000. 1 videocassette (42 min., color), VHS
[presented by] Home Box Office in association with the Southern Poverty Law Center.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, E184.A1 H37 2000 VideoDVD
"Addresses the use of the Internet to spread messages of hate and violence. Don Black, founder of Stormfront; Matt Hale, founder of the World Church of the Creator; Richard Butler, founder of Aryan Nations and Christian Identity; and Dr. William Pierce, founder of the National Alliance and author of The Turner diaries, expound their doctrines, tactics, and goals. Profiles of 'lone wolves'--individuals incited to commit violence and bias crimes--include Timothy McVeigh, Benjamin Smith, the lynchers of James Byrd, and others."
[White supremacy movements -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Racism -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Right-wing extremists -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Neo-Nazism -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Holocaust denial -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Antisemitism -- United States -- Computer network resources]
[Terrorists -- United States]
[Terrorism -- United States]
[Hate speech -- United States]
[Hate crimes -- United States]
[Right-wing extremists -- United States -- Interviews]
[Neo-Nazis -- United States -- Interviews]
[Freedom of speech -- United States]
[Race discrimination -- Computer network resources]
[Minorities -- Crimes against -- United States]
The Heart of the Dragon. Episode 5, Correcting
An ASH Films co-production with the English Association Trust ... [et al.] for Channel Four
New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub. [distributor], c1988. 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO H
Explains the basis of the Chinese legal system as a desire to restore social harmony, rather than to punish the criminal or to protect society. Shows how the system works, and explores the social pressures in the new consumer society, including what makes a crime a crime.
[China -- Social life and customs -- 1976-2002]
[Justice, Administration of -- China]
[Law -- China]
[Crime -- China]
Heroin (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5822.H4 H476 Videocassette
Discusses the damage to the user and to society as a result of heroin addiction.
[Heroin]
[Drug abuse and crime]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
A History of Violence
San Francisco, CA : Frameline, 1991. 1 videocassette (7 min.); VHS.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HN90.V5 H5 1991 Videocassette
Violent images in life lead to a hate crime and suicide.
[Violence -- United States]
[Hate crimes -- United States]
Hitler's Courts : Betrayal of the Rule of Law in Nazi Germany
Touro College Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center ; Stories to Remember ; produced and directed by Joshua M. Greene and Shiva Kumar.
Old Westbury, NY : Touro College Jacob Fuchsberg Law Center, c2006. 1 videodisc (35 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Law Library Reserve Collection VIDEO H
When those charged with defending the rule of law betray that trust, the victory of tyrants is assured. Hitler's Courts featured archival footage from the Nazi era, rarely seen photographs, and interviews with leading voices in international law. Experts examine the perversion of the courts under Nazi rule and discuss how distinguished lawmakers capable of complicity in the largest mass murder of men, women and children in history.
[Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)]
[National socialism and justice]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- History]
[Lawyers -- Germany -- History]
[Germany -- Politics and government]
[War crime trials -- Germany -- Nuremberg -- History]
House Arrest (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8706 .H68 1986 Videocassette
A discussion of the use of house arrest as an alternative to probation and imprisonment. Major discussion centers on the Community Control system set up in Florida.
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States}
If… We Could Stop the Violence
Princeton, NJ : Films Media Group, Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. 1 dvd (60 min.)
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, on order 01/02/08
In the future, brain scans could be used to assess a child’s potential for violence -- and to decide if that child should be kept apart from the public, even when he or she has never hurt anyone. Should neurologists and behavioral psychologists have that much power? This program explores the issue with a compelling dramatized story, showing just how a combination of medical expertise and governmental authority could be applied to create a “safe” society -- at the expense of those who fit certain parameters. Viewers will gain additional insight from USC Professor of Psychology Adrian Raine, Georgetown University Professor of Neurobiology Jonathan Pincus, Children’s Society Policy Manager Sharon Moore, and other experts. A BBCW Production. (60 minutes)
Insanity Defense (Crime File)
[Produced by] Police Foundation. [Washington, D.C.] : National Institute of Justice, [1985] 1 videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, RA1151 .I573 1985 Videocassette
Discussion of the insanity defense in criminal trials.
[Insanity -- Jurisprudence]
[Criminal liability]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Inside Prisons (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by Joseph Camp ; producer, Susan Edelson. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9025 .I57 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the increase in riots and murders within prisons.
[Prison violence]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Jobs & Crime (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col.; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6789 .J637 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the correlation between unemployment and crime.
[Unemployment]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Juvenile Justice
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2005. 1 videodisc (58 min., color), DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9104 .J884 2005 VideoDVD
Produced in association with The Institute for Child and Family Policiy at Columbia University.
How does America's juvenile justice system work? In what ways has it failed? And what would it take to improve it so that it routinely operates in the best interests of offenders, their victims, and society as a whole? These are not simple questions, as this Fred Friendly Seminar points out--and they become all the more complex when moderator Charles Ogletree, of Harvard Law School, casts 13 experts as figures in a hypothetical scenario involving two families, four teens, and a sequence of violent crimes culminating in a murder. By incrementally raising the stakes, Ogletree moderates a passionate discussion that addresses different conceptions of justice, the balance between rehabilitation of a minor and the safety of the public, the need to strengthen the home environment, availability of social services, and matters of race and socioeconomic status.
[Juvenile delinquency -- Indiana -- Case studies]
[Juvenile delinquency -- United States -- Case studies]
[Juvenile justice, Administration of -- Indiana -- Case studies]
[Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States -- Case studies]
Juvenile Justice
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. 1 videodisc (58 minutes, color), DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9104 .J884 2005 VideoDVD
How does America’s juvenile justice system work? In what ways has it failed? And what would it take to improve it so that it routinely operates in the best interests of offenders, their victims, and society as a whole? These are not simple questions, as this Fred Friendly Seminar points out -— and they become all the more complex when moderator Charles Ogletree, of Harvard Law School, casts 13 experts as figures in a hypothetical scenario involving two families, four teens, and a sequence of violent crimes culminating in a murder. By incrementally raising the stakes, Ogletree moderates a passionate discussion that addresses different conceptions of justice, the balance between rehabilitation of a minor and the safety of the public, the need to strengthen the home environment, availability of social services, and matters of race and socioeconomic status. Panelists include Cregor Datig, chief deputy district attorney for Riverside County, California; Patricia Lee, deputy public defender for San Francisco County; Lisa Hill, of the Alameda County Probation Department; Indiana Superior Court Judge James W. Payne; Congressman Dan Lundgren (R-CA), former attorney general of California; Taalia Hasan, of the West Contra Costa County Youth Services Bureau; Walter Allen III, director of the California Youth Authority; Lateefah Simon, of The Center for Young Women’s Development, in San Francisco; Luis Aroche, outreach director of Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco; Laurence Steinberg, from the Department of Psychology at Temple University; Amy Holmes Hehn, senior deputy district attorney for Multnomah County, Oregon; Eddie Ayala, of the Oakland Police Department; and Robert Long, news director for KNBC-TV, Los Angeles. Produced in association with The Institute for Child and Family Policy at Columbia University.
[Juvenile delinquency]
[Juvenile justice, administration of]
Juvenile Justice: In the Child’s Best Interest
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004. 1 videodisc (60 minutes, color), DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9104 .J88 2004 VideoDVD
When victimized children turn victimizers themselves, juvenile court is likely to be their next destination. Using case studies of families in turmoil, this gripping program sheds light on the juvenile justice system. Courtroom footage reveals the intense proceedings in which judges must shape the futures of children and parents alike, while therapists, child welfare caseworkers, foster parents, and staff members from assistance organizations discuss their efforts on behalf of the children.
Follows the cases of a number of juvenile offenders over a period of eight months in 1999 in the juvenile court systems of Lake, Marion, and Monroe counties in Indiana. Covers topics such as the special difficulties of child sexual offenders, children who are violent and difficult to control in the home, parent substance abuse problems, and the recurrence of problems through multiple generations. Uses courtroom footage to reveal the intense proceedings in which judges must shape the futures of both children and parents. Features discussion by therapists, child welfare caseworkers, foster parents, and staff members from assistance organizations about their efforts on behalf of the children.
[Juvenile delinquency]
[Juvenile justice, administration of]
Juvenile Offenders (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.); VHS, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9069 .J98 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the problem of determining at what point criminals should be prosecuted as adults.
[Juvenile delinquency]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Juveniles and the Death Penalty
Related Title : 48 hours (Television program) Death row kids.
CBS News ; senior producers, Steve Glauber, Al Briganti, Catherine Lasiewicz ; directed by Eric Shapiro ; producers, Rory O'Connor ... [et al.] ; writer, Thomas Flynn.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c2003. 1 videodisc (58 min., color), DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF9227.C2 J88 2003 VideoDVD
Looks at the cases of people who killed before they were 18; interviews prosecutors, defense attorneys, and family about appropriate punishment in such cases.
[Capital punishment -- United States]
[Juvenile justice, Administration of -- United States]
Mafia : The History of the Mob in America
Osterland Company ; David Royle Productions ; in association with Arts & Entertainment Networks ; Producers-directors, David Osterlund, Edward Gray, David Meyer, David Royle.
New York : A & E Home Video, 2001, c1993. 2 videodiscs (dvd); 250 minutes.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.D6 M35 2001 VideoDVD
Originally broadcast as a series on the television program: "American Justice" ; original series title: "Target Mafia."
Contents Disc 1. The Prohibition years/Birth of the American Mafia -- The Kennedys and the Mob -- Disc 2. Unions and the Mob -- Empire of crime
[Organized crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century]
[Mafia -- United States -- History -- 20th century]
[Labor unions -- Corrupt practices -- History -- 20th century]
[Labor unions and communism -- History -- 20th century]
Manhood and Violence: Fatal Peril
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. 1 videodisc (58 minutes, color), DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HQ1090.3 .M25 2003 Videocassette
The Resolve to Stop the Violence Program places male convicts in highly structured encounter groups, helping them recognize the warped concepts of masculinity behind their violent behavior. This documentary follows nine inmates through the rigorous self-discovery process, recording their growing sense of accountability and willingness to change. With commentary from law enforcement officers, violence-prevention experts, victims’ relatives, and the inmates themselves, the video also follows up on RSVP participants after their release, highlighting the ultimate benefit of the program -— a dramatic reduction in recidivism among its graduates.
[Violence in men]
Murder City: Detroit, 100 Years of Crime and Violence (2008)
DVD, 83 minutes.
On order 05/12/08
Amazon description : The Purple Gang, gangs like the Errol Flynn's, the Young Boys, White Boy Rick, & BMF. It even has stuff a lot of us (real Detroiter) forgot about like the John DeLorean cocaine deal and when that dopefiend beat up Rosa Parks. A great mixture of history, social commentary, and juicy crime stories. A must have for anyone interested in Detroit, crime, or the history of urban American in general!
The Meth Epidemic
David Fanning. [Boston] : WBGH Educational Foundation, c2006. videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV5822.A5 M473 2006 Videocassette
Speed. Meth. Glass. On the street, methamphetamine has many names. What started as a fad among West Coast motorcycle gangs in the 1970s has spread across the United States, and despite lawmakers' calls for action, the drug is now more potent, and more destructive, than at any time in the past decade. In "The Meth Epidemic," Frontline, in association with The Oregonian, investigates the meth rampage in America: the appalling impact on individuals, families and communities, and the difficult of controlling an essential ingredient in meth - ephedrine and pseudoephedrine - sold legally in over-the-counter cold remedies.
[Methamphetamine -- United States.]
[Methamphetamine abuse -- United States.]
[Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States.]
Neighborhood Safety (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV7936.C58 N45 1985 Videocassette
Discussion of precautions and practices undertaken by neighbors to ensure the safety of their neighborhoods.
[Crime prevention -- Citizen participation]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
The New Asylums
Miri Navasky & Karen O'Connor ; a Frontline coproduction with Mead Street Films. [Boston, Mass.] : WGBH Educational Foundation : Distributed by PBS Video, c2005. 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD-R
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, RC451.4.P68 N49 2005 VideoDVD
Fewer than 55,000 Americans currently receive treatment in psychiatric hospitals. Meanwhile, almost 10 times that number, nearly 500,000, mentally ill men and women are serving time in U.S. jails and prisons. As sheriffs and prison wardens become the unexpected and often ill-equipped caretakers of this burgeoning population, they raise a troubling new concern: Have America's jails and prisons become its new asylums. The program goes deep inside Ohio's state prison system to explore the complex and growing issue of mentally ill prisoners.
[Mentally ill prisoners -- Care -- Ohio.]
[Mentally ill -- Care -- Ohio.]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- Ohio.]
[Documentary television programs -- United States.]
On Parole : Prisoners of Freedom
Broadcast News Network, Inc. for A&E Network ; Kurtis Productions ; producer, Pamela Yoder ; writer/producer, Bob Harris ; director, Steven Rosenbaum. Burlington, VT : A&E Home Video ; New York : New Video [distributor], c2002. 1 videodisc (47 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9278 .O6 2002 VideoDVD
In limbo between prison and freedom, parolees face the temptations of society but are bound by the restrictions of their release. This combination can sometimes lead to disastrous results. The difficult job of supervising these convicts falls to parole officers. Ride along with the 5 elite officers of New York's Special Offenders Unit, whose job it is to oversee the "worst of the worst" parolees. Follow them as they bust violators, conduct curfew visits and shake down suspects in the aftermath of a horrendous rape and beating. See how the job of parole officers has become more and more enforcement oriented, and learn why these men wear bullet-proof vests and carry cuffs and guns.
[Parole -- New York (State)]
[Parole officers -- New York (State)]
[Ex-convicts -- New York (State)]
[Criminals -- New York (State)]
[Documentary television programs.]
Out on Bail (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) sd., col.; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV7936.B3 O97 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the setting of bail.
[Bail]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Predicting Criminality (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by Joseph Camp ; producer, Susan Edelson. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6251 .P74 1985 Videocassette
Discusses government and private studies regarding the predictability of criminal behavior, especially the repeat offender.
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Recidivists]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Predictor: Genetic Screening
Princeton, NJ : Films Media Group, 2002. 1 dvd (50 minutes)
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, On order 01/02/08
To what extent do genes determine human behavior? Human destiny? With vivid imagery and fascinating examples, this program looks at how genetic screening yields answers to riddles past and future. A woman discovers that a single letter change in the genome has been responsible for her family’s generations-old "curse" of deformed hands. Dr. Hugh Montgomery of University College Hospital, London, screens the DNA of army recruits for the ACE or endurance gene which may affect their longevity as well as their basic training. Dr. Dean Hammer of the National Institutes of Health explains his search for a thrill-seeker gene, D4DR. And attorney Daniel Summer argues for leniency for his death-row client because his DNA predisposed him to a life of crime. Professor Lee Silver of Princeton University and Nobel Laureate Sir Paul Nurse also provide commentary. A BBC Production.
Prison Crowding (Crime File)
Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, [1985] 1 videocassette (28 1/2 min.); VHS, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8705 .P753 1985 Videocassette
Discusses the overpopulation problem in the nation's prison system.
[Prisons -- Overcrowding -- United States]
[Prisons -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Private Prisons (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9304 .P758 1986 Videocassette
A discussion of the pros and cons of allowing private business to own and operate prison systems for the government.
[Prisons -- United States]
[Prison administration -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
Probation (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9278 .P763 1986 Videocassette
A discussion of the concern about the number of convicted felons on probation and the heavy workloads of probation officers.
[Probation -- United States]
[Probation officers -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
Repeat Offenders (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8708 .R46 1985 Videocassette
1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. VHS
Discusses the probabilities involved in the repeat offense.
[Recidivists]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Restitution and Community Service (Crime File)
The Police Foundation.
Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.); VHS, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF1328 .R47 1986 Videocassette
Discusses the idea of providing restitution to the victim or doing community service projects as an alternative to paying a fine, probation, or imprisonment for the punishment of a crime.
[Reparation (Criminal justice)]
[Victims of crimes]
[Rehabilitation of criminals -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
The "Rodney King" case : what the jury saw in CA v. Powell
Courtroom Television Network ; producers, Peter Aronson, Kristin Jeanette-Meyers ; director, Dominic Palumbo. [Oak Forest, Ill.] : MPI Home Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (116 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV7993 .R64 1992 Videocassette (2)
Presents the key portions of both the prosecution and defense cases. Condenses 150 hours of gavel-to-gavel coverage and includes the 81 second amateur videotape which recorded the events that occurred during the evening of March 3, 1991.
[Police -- California -- Los Angeles -- Complaints against.]
[King, Rodney -- Trials, litigation, etc.]
[Evidence (Law) -- California]
[Criminal procedure -- California]
[Powell, Lawrence -- Trials, litigation, etc.]
[Documentary television programs]
The Scene of the Crime
Presented by Lína ; producer, Alain Dhènaut ; written by Patrick Pesnot and Alain Dhénaut.
Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.; VHS
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO S
Discovers how new technology impacts the modern time material evidence identification processes for forensic scientists. The contributions of Reiss and Locard to crime scene analysis, along with Godart's role in the 1927 Sacco and Vanzetti investigation, provide another vital factor in the success of crime investigation.
[Crime scene searches]
[Forensic sciences]
[Criminal investigation -- Technological innovations]
[Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921]
Science in the Courtroom
A film by Alain Dhénaut ; [presented by] L'INA ; une coproduction Institut National de L'Audiovisuel ... [et al.] ; en association avec La Cinquième ; avec la participation du Centre National de la Cinématographie ... [et al.] ; written by Patrick Pesnot and Alain Dhénaut ; realísation, Alain Dhénaut.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999. 1 videocassette (54 min.); VHS, color
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO S
Genetic experts examine the ability of lucomalakite green to obtain DNA samples from minute quantities of bodily fluids and discuss the RFLP and PCR tests used to analyze them. Also examines ballistics, soil and glass analysis as well as the 1992 Arizona case that used genetic profile of tree residue on a vehicle to bring about a conviction.
[Science and law]
[Evidence, Expert]
[Evidence (Law)]
Search and Seizure (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (29min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6789 .S437 1985 Videocassette
Uses dramatization of arrests and a panel of experts to discuss what are and are not legal search and seizure techniques.
[Criminals -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
[Searches and seizures -- United States]
Sentencing (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; directed by Joseph Camp ; producer, Susan Edelson. Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, KF9685 .S467 1985 Videocassette
Discusses various aspects of sentencing procedures in criminal cases.
[Sentences (Criminal procedure)]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Sexual Harassment 9 to 5
Stefan Moore ; directed by Tony Marshall ; executive producer, Steven Weinstock. Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities, c1988. 1 videocassette (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HD6060.5.U5 S498 1988 Videocassette
Looks at the legal and human side of sexual harassment in the workplace, portraying women whose lives were deeply affected by it. Shows the rights of women, the responsibilities of male workers and the companies which employ them, and some corporate efforts to help employees distinguish between romance, harassment, and sexual extortion. Discusses the changing laws regarding sexual harassment in the workplace and how companies are responding and complying with them.
[Documentary television programs.]
[Sexual harassment of women.]
Skinheads USA : the Pathology of Hate : Soldiers of the Race War
Produced and directed by Shari Cookson ; co-producer, Marianne Norton.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1996. 1 videocassette (54 min.); VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6439.U5 S58 1996 Videocassette
A close-up look at white-supremacist skinhead hate groups active in the United States. Covers an actual neo-Nazi skinhead organization's day-to-day activities at its headquarters, white power rallies and recruitment drives, and visits a prison where four skinheads are jailed for the murder of a black man.
[Skinheads -- United States]
[White supremacy movements -- United States]
[Neo-Nazism -- United States]
[Neo-Nazis -- United States]
[Gangs]
Street People (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (28 min., 30 sec.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV4506 .S77 1986 Videocassette
A discussion of what legal action can be taken to alleviate the problem of homeless street people. Focus is on the city of Santa Barbara, California.
[Homeless persons -- California -- Santa Barbara]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
[Homelessness -- United States]
Tell-Tale Bodies
A film by Alain Dhénaut ; [presented by] L'INA ; une coproduction Institut National de L'Audiovisuel ... [et al.] ; en association avec La Cinquième ; avec la participation du Centre National de la Cinématographie ... [et al.] ; written by Patrick Pesnot and Alain Dhénaut ; realísation, Alain Dhénaut.
Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, c1999. 1 videocassette (54 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO T
Examines ways microscopy, entomology, dental records, and facial reconstruction help police solve crimes.
[Criminal investigation]
[Evidence, Criminal]
Terrorism, Target America
Barbara Newman Productions, Inc. in association with Arts & Entertainment Network. New York, NY : A & E Home Video, 1993. 1 videocassette (50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6431 .T4776 1993 Videocassette
This segment uncovers frightening evidence of terrorist networks within the United States. In this shocking video, we gain exclusive access inside radical Palestinian groups in Detroit and Los Angeles, as well as the U.S. enclave of the Islamic Jihad, the terrorist group responsible for holding the American hostages in Beirut. This special report also portrays how the FBI has effectively shut down potential terrorist activities in recent years through special agent training in Quantico, Virginia.
[Terrorism -- United States.]
To Catch a Killer : Homicide Detectives
Kurtis Productions, Ltd. & Tower Productions, Inc. for A&E Network ; writer/producer, Michael Husain. Burlington, VT : A&E Home Video ; New York : New Video [distributor], c2002. 1 videodisc (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV8079.H6 T6 2002 VideoDVD
These are the elite members of any department's team, the detectives toil on the trail of today's murderers gaze into the depths of evil. Trails investigators as they solve three difficult cases. Join investigators as they uncover the clues to a grisly quadruple murder in Virginia City. Get a rare glimpse into the inner sanctum of investigation through the video interrogation of the suspects who confessed to the killings. See how a newspaper subscription helped Ohio detectives catch serial killer Tom Dillon, who shot hunters and fishermen in rural Ohio with a high-powered rifle. And meet NYPD detective Dave Carbone, who chased the murderer of a four-year-old child found dead in a Brooklyn trash compactor across the Southern United States before finally catching his man.
[Detectives -- Virginia.]
[Detectives -- Ohio.]
[Detectives -- New York (State) -- New York.]
[Homicide investigation -- Virginia.]
[Homicide investigation -- Ohio.]
[Homicide investigation -- New York (State) -- New York.]
[Documentary television programs.]
Trial By Television
Broadcast News Networks in association with Arts & Entertainment Network ; Kurtis Productions ; producers, Caroline Sommers, Paul Gallagher ; writer/producer, Bob Harris. New York, N.Y. : A & E Home Video, 1993. 1 videocassettes (46 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO T
From sensational television news coverage and "movies-of-the week" to cameras in every courtroom in American, the effect of mass audience participation during the law enforcement process poses serious questions about the outcome of criminal proceedings.
[Justice, Administration of -- United States]
[Conduct of court proceedings]
[Trials -- United States]
[Television broadcasting policy]
The Trial of Dr. Death : Michigan vs. Kevorkian.
[Livonia, MI] : WinStar Home Entertainment, c1994. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
Library of Michigan AV MICHIGAN (CIRC) R726 .T75 1994 c.2
This trial was one of the earliest tests of any law prohibiting physician-assisted suicide.
[Kevorkian, Jack.]
[Hyde, Thomas.]
[Assisted suicide -- Michigan -- Trials, litigation, etc.]
[Right to die -- Michigan.]
[Documentary television programs.]
TV & Violence (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation. Rockville, Md : National Institute of Justice, [1985] 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HQ799.2.T4 T45 1985 Videocassette
Discusses correlation of violence on TV to criminal behavior.
[Violence on television]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Victims (Crime File)
Rockville, MD : National Institute of Justice, [1985?] 1 videocassette (28min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6250.3.U5 V537 1985 Videocassette
Examines the victim's role in crime.
[Victims of crimes]
[Crime]
[Criminals]
[Criminal justice, Administration of]
Victims and the Media : a Seminar for Journalists
East Lansing, MI : School of Journalism, Michigan State University, [1992]. 4 videocassettes (ca.153 min.) and instructional manual.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN4784.C8 V53 1992 Videocassette
Demonstrates techniques for interviewing victims of crimes. [v. 1.] Covering a rape victim -- [v. 2.] Covering a murder victim's family -- [v. 3.] Covering Gulf war refugees (with Seminar epiloque) -- [v. 4.] Dr. Frank Ochberg on victimization and PTSD.
[Crime in mass media]
[Victims of crimes]
[Crime and the press]
[Interviewing in journalism]
What Works : [research & the police] (Crime File)
Produced by the Police Foundation ; producer, Christopher Koch ; director W.P. Fowler. Rockville, Md. : National Institute of Justice, 1986. 1 videocassette (29 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6789 .W43 1986 Videocassette
Discusses three projects designed to test the effectiveness of police methods in combatting crime and reducing disorder while treating citizens fairly and living within the police budget.
[Police -- Research -- United States]
[Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States]
Who Killed Vincent Chin?
A production of Film News Now Foundation & WTVS Detroit ; producer, Renee Tajima ; director, Christine Choy.
New York : Filmakers Library, c1988. 1 videocassette (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HT1521 .W476 1988 Videocassette
Documentary on racism in working-class America focuses on the murder of Vincent Chin, a Chinese-American, in a Detroit bar. Interweaves the murder with social concerns and questions about justice.
[Racism -- Michigan -- Detroit]
[Chinese Americans -- Civil rights]
[Civil rights -- United States]
[United States -- Race relations -- 20th century]
Women in Prison
New York, NY : A&E Home Video, c1993. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min., color), VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6046 .W66 1993 Videocassette
A look at the women who are in prison. Interviews with some of the inmates explored some of the factors that put them there. Investigative reports documents why women are becoming a large part of the growing prison population and searches for the root cause of the inmates' incarceration. Many of the women interviewed are from the Central California Womens' Facility, Madera, CA.
[Women prisoners -- California]
The World History of Organized Crime
History Channel; A&E Television Networks; Scott Alexander, Writer/Producer; Roger Mudd, narrator.
New Video, 2002. 2 videodiscs (dvd); 250 minutes.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6441 .W675 2002 VideoDVD
A comprehensive look at the operations of the most infamous outlaw syndicates on earth. Featuring interviews with highly-placed officials and convicted gangsters from Russia, Colombia, Sicily, China, and India.
[Organized crime]
Note: Many of the crime files also have accompaning print guides which are available in government documents.
Feature Films
12 Angry Men (Feature Film)
Farmington Hills, Mich. : Key Video, c1985. 1 videocassette (96 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.; BETA
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.T75 T84 1985 Beta Videocassette
Also available in on DVD in MSU Law Library Reserve Video T
Depicts a jury of men who must decide the fate of a teenage boy who has murdered his abusive father. The jurors are from all walks of life, and bring with them their own opinions, prejudices, fears, and personal demons.
The Accused (Feature Film)
Paramount Pictures Corporation. 1 videocassette (110 min., color), VHS
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c1989.
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO A
A fiercely independent woman is gang raped, then battles the legal system twice, going after both her attackers and the onlookers whose cheering fueled and encouraged the assualt.
American Me (Feature Film)
Universal Pictures.
Universal City, Calif. : MCA Universal Home Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (125 min.); VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS627.G3 A5 1992 Videocassette
Inspired by a true life story, this is the story of a vicious Latino prison gang leader, doomed by his past to a life of harsh, unforgiving violence after his release from jail.
[Gangs -- Drama]
Brubaker (Feature Film)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Fox Video, [1995], c1980. videocassette (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.P68 B78 1995 Videocassette
Based on the true story of a reform warden who risks his life to replace brutality and corruption with humanity and integrity in a state prison farm.
[Prisons -- United States -- Drama]
[Prison violence -- United States -- Drama]
[Criminals -- Rehabilitation -- Drama]
Brute Force (Feature Film)
Mark Hellinger Productions ; directed by Jules Dassin ; produced by Mark Hellinger.
[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2007] 1 videodisc (98 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.P68 B787 2007 VideoDVD VideoDVD & Booklet
Originally released as a motion picture in 1947 by Universal-International Pictures. Joe Collins, along with his fellow inmates, live under the heavy thumb of the sadistic, power-tripping guard Captain Munsey. Only Collins's dreams of escape keep him going, but how can he possibly bust out of Munsey's chains? Note Special features include: audio commentary by film noir specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini; a new interview with Paul Mason, author of Capturing the Media: Prison Discourse in Popular Culture; theatrical trailer; stills gallery.
[Prisons -- Drama]
[Prisons -- Officials and employees -- Drama]
[Prison films]
Cool Hand Luke (Feature Film)
Warner Bros. Pictures ; a Jalem production ; screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank R. Pierson ; produced by Gordon Carroll ; directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [1997]. 1 videodisc (127 min., color); DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3566.E18 C66 1997 VideoDVD
Set in the southern United States, Luke is caught cutting off parking meters and is sentenced to the "chain gang."
[Prisoners -- United States -- Drama]
[Feature film]
Dog Day Afternoon (Feature Film)
Artists Entertainment Complex ; produced by Martin Bregman and Martin Elfand ; screenplay by Frank Pierson ; directed by Sidney Lumet.
[United States] : Warner Bros, c1975. 1 videocassette (VHS) (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.C68 D65 1975 Videocassette
The story of a botched bank robbery that occurred August 22, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York and turned into a bizarre hostage situation lasting all day. Based on a magazine article by P.F. Kluge and Thomas Moore.
The Element of Crime (Feature Film)
Janus Films ; Per Holst Filmproduction.
[Irvington, N.Y.?] : Criterion Collection, c2000. 1 videodisc (104 min., color); DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.D4 E55 2000 VideoDVD
Originally released as a motion picture in 1984. Stig Björkman's 52 minute docutmentary, Tranceformer: a portrait of Lars von Trier (1997) with optional English subtitles ; theatrical trailer. The story of an exiled ex-cop who returns to his old beat to catch a serial killer preying on young girls. Set in Germany, the film is shot in sepia tones with brilliant blue flashes.
[Serial murder investigation -- Germany -- Drama]
[Serial murderers -- Germany -- Drama]
[Detective and mystery films]
Fargo (Feature Film)
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment in association with Working Title Films ; produced by Ethan Coen ; written by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen ; directed by Joel Coen.
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, 2000. 1 videodisc (98 min., color) : 4 3/4; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1997 .F347 2000 VideoDVD
A midwestern policewoman investigates a series of brutal and interconnected crimes. Steadily, she tightens the net on the killers and their accomplices in a kidnapping scheme gone wildly wrong.
[Kidnapping -- Minnesota -- Drama]
[Murder -- Minnesota -- Drama]
[Police chiefs -- Minnesota -- Drama]
[Policewomen -- Minnesota -- Drama]
The Fugitive (Feature Film)
A Keith Barish/Arnold Kopelson Production; an Arnold David Film.
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 1993. 2 videodiscs (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.A265 F84 1993 Video (12 inch) disc 1-2
VHS version available in MSU Law Library Reserve
Dr. Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon falseley accused of killing his wife, is determined to prove his innocence by leading his pursuers to the onearmed man who actually committed the crime. Based on the classic TV series.
Gang war (Feature Film)
Million Dollar Productions, Inc. ; produced by Clifford Sanforth ; written by Walter Cooper and Lewis Sherman ; directed by Leo C. Popkin. Burbank, CA : Hollywood's Attic, 1996. 1 videocassette (65 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.N4 G36 1996 Videocassette
Classic battle between 2 gangs for control of the juke box machines in Harlem.
[Gangs -- New York (State) -- Harlem -- Drama.]
[Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.]
[Detective and mystery films.]
[Gangster films.]
Généalogies d'un crime = Genealogies of a crime (Feature Film)
Strand Releasing presents a film by Raoul Ruiz ; a production of Gemini Films ; Canal+ and Centre National de la Cinematographie with the support of Procirep ; produced by Paulo Branco ; screenplay by Raúl Ruiz and Pascal Bonitzer ; directed by Raúl Ruiz.
[Santa Monica, CA] : Strand Releasing Home Video, [2005]. 1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.F67 G464 2005 VideoDVD
Based on the case of Hermine van Hug, a 1920s psychoanalyst who believed that criminal tendencies are formed at age five and who labeled her nephew a murderer before he reached adolescence. The nephew proved her right by strangling her.
[Criminal behavior -- Drama]
[Criminal behavior, Prediction of -- Drama]
[Murder -- Drama]
Gladiator Days - Anatomy of a Prison Murder (Feature Film)
Home Box Office, 2003. 1 videodisc (60 min.) : sd., col; 4 3/4 in DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV9025 .G533 2003 VideoDVD
Across the United States, violent crime in prison is an everyday reality, with inmates routinely exposed to assault, riot, rape and murder. Gladiator Days: Anatomy of a Prison Murder examines the culture of institutional violence through the events that led to one brutal prison murder. Utah State Prison surveillance cameras capture this disturbing real-life account of the vicious stabbing of black inmate Lonnie Blackmon by convicted murderer, white supremacist Troy Kell and his accomplice Eric Daniels.
[Prison homicide -- Utah]
[Prisoners -- Utah]
[Utah State Prison]
The Godfather DVD collection (Feature Film)
Paramount Pictures and The Coppola Company and Zoetrope Studios ; producers, Albert S. Ruddy (Godfather), Francis Ford Coppola (Godfather II, Godfather III) ; director, Francis Ford Coppola.
Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures, [2001], c1972, c1974, c1990. 5 videodiscs (ca. 730 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3566.U96 G64 2001 VideoDVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3566.U96 G64 1990 Videodisc 1-2
The Corleone Family nearly falls from power in America but rises to observe the passage of rites from father to son. There is a balance between family life and the ugly business of crime in which they are engaged. The saga of two generations of successive power within the Corleone family continues with the roots and rise of a young Don Vito and the ascension of Michael as the new Don.
Gun Crazy (Feature Film)
Previously titled "Deadly is the Female"
United Artists presents ; a King Bros. production ; produced by Maurice King, Frank King ; screenplay by MacKinlay Kantor and Millard Kaufman ; directed by Joseph H. Lewis.
Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2004] 1 videodisc (86 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.F54 G86 2004 VideoDVD
Classic film noir based on a short story by MacKinlay Kantor. A greedy sideshow sharp-shooter marries an ex-army man, then leads him down the road to crime for easy money. Includes a bank robbery sequence, noted for being filmed in one shot.
[Bank robberies -- Drama]
[Firearms -- Drama]
[Man-woman relationships -- Drama]
[Film noir]
Harsh Times (Feature Film)
Baure Martinez Entertainment presents a Crave Films production ; produced by David Ayer, Andrea Sperling ; written and directed by David Ayer.
New York] : Weinstein Company, 2007. 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.V44 H377 2007 VideoDVD
Jim Davis is an ex-Army Ranger who finds himself slipping back into his old life of petty crime after a job offer from the LAPD evaporates. With an honorable discharge from the Army, Homeland Security wants to recruit him for some special operation in Central America, but first he has to pass a urine test.
[Veterans -- United States -- Drama]
[Military discharge -- United States -- Drama]
[Recruiting and enlistment -- Drama]
[United States. Dept. of Homeland Security -- Drama]
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (Feature Film)
Turner Entertainment Co. ; directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
Culver City, CA : Distributed by MGM/UA Home Video, c1992. 1 videocassette (92 min.; black and white); VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, HV6248.B79 A39 1992 Videocassette
One of Hollywood's earliest social protest films, it concerns the cruelty and misery suffered by an ex-soldier (Paul Muni) wrongly condemned to hard labor on a Georgia chain gang. The brutalities of the chain gang were so emphatically exposed that there was a public outcry when it was shown, resulting in drastic reforms of the system.
[Criminals -- Georgia -- Drama]
[Convict labor -- Georgia -- Drama]
I Want to Live! (Feature Film)
Figaro, Inc. ; United Artists Corp.
Santa Monica, Ca : MGM/UA Home Video, c1997. 1 videocassette (122 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.; VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.F54 I2 1997 Videocassette
A screen adaptation of the dramatic events in the life of a "B-Girl," Barbara Graham, which led to a sensational murder trial and afterwards, her execution. Based on a newspaper article by Edward Montgomery and the letters of Barbara Graham.
[Graham, Barbara, 1923-1955 -- Drama]
[Death row inmates -- United States -- Drama]
[Film noir]
In Cold Blood (Feature Film)
RHI Entertainment, Inc., Pacific Motion Pictures ; produced by Tom Rowe ; directed by Jonathan Kaplan.
[S.l.] : Cabin Fever, 1997, 1996 1 videocassette (ca. 180 min.); VHS, color
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO I
Dramatized true story of the 1959 crime during which the Clutter family of Kansas was brutally murdered by two ex-convicts, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith.
[Criminals -- United States -- Drama]
Kill or be killed : 4 movies (Feature films)
[S.l.] : Brentwood Home Video, c2002. 2 videodiscs (345 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.P57 K55 2002 VideoDVD Discs 1-2
STREET ANGELS: An undercover cop and his newly-recruited team of female martial artists try to stop the notorious, cop-killing Phantom and take back the streets from violent, roving gangs. REVENGE QUEST: An L.A. detective assigned to protect a witness from an escaped serial killer finds himself caught in the killer's crosshairs. FLIGHT TO DANGER: An all-woman martial arts team goes to Paris for a competition and find themselves in trouble with some of the toughest criminals in Europe. DEATH RUN TO ISTANBUL: When "The Committee" kidnaps a former cop's sister, he calls on his old kickboxing buddy and they go deep into the underworld to rescue the fair damsel.
[Women martial artists -- Drama.]
[Undercover operations -- Drama.]
L.A. Confidential (Feature films)
Regency Enterprises presents an Arnon Milchan/David L. Wolper production ; screenplay by Brian Helgeland & Curtis Hanson ; produced by Arnon Milchan, Curtis Hanson, Michael Nathanson ; directed by Curtis Hanson.
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1998. 2 videodiscs (138 min, ) : sd., col. ; 12 in. Videodisc
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3555.L6274 L18 1998 Video (12 inch) disc 1-2
Also available on VHS Videocasette
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slaying of the patrons at an all-night diner in this lush tribute to tough film noir crime films.
[Film noir]
[Crime -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama]
The Ladykillers (Feature Film)
Ealing Studios ; produced by Michael Balcon ; story and screenplay by William Rose ; directed by Alexander Mackendrick.
Troy, MI : Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, c2002. 1 videodisc (91 min., color); DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.C55 L33 2002 VideoDVD
Professor Marcus and his gang of vicious bank robbers rent a room from an elderly widow. When she begins to meddle in their 'perfect crime', the crooks decide she must be killed...but can they? Fiction.
Locas 4 Life (Feature film)
A film by James Tucker & Joshua Nelson ; Coast to Coast Productions. [S.l. : El Matador], c2003. 1 videodisc (ca. 92 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1997 .L65 2003 VideoDVD
Toro, a member of a Latina street gang in the Bronx, befriends a stranger and must decide where her loyalties lie.
[Hispanic American teenage girls -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.]
[Gangs -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.]
[Bronx (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.]
The Long Goodbye (Feature Film)
United Artists ; Robert Altman, director.
Culver City, CA : MGM/UA Home Video, c1991. 1 videocassette (113 min., color); VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3505.H3224 L6 1991 Videocassette
Philip Marlowe is an unromanticized snoop for hire in an unromanticized LA. Working for fifty bucks a day plus expenses, he tries to solve a case the police dismiss as murder/suicide.
[Detective and mystery film]
Los olvidados = The young and the damned (Feature film)
Ultramar Films presenta ; dirigada por Luis Buñuel ; producción de Oscar Dancigers ; argumento original de Luis Buñuel y Luis Alcoriza. Coyoacan, México, D.F. : Alter Films ; Mexico, D.F. : Televisa, c 2004. 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.F67 O555 2004 VideoDVD
A study of street gangs set in the outskirts of Mexico City. The film is part social commentary, part surrealistic art.
[Juvenile delinquents -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.]
[Gangs -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- Drama.]
[Mexico -- Social conditions -- Drama.]
Minority Report (Feature Film)
Dreamworks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present a Cruise/Wagner Blue Tulip Ronald Shusett/Greg Goldman production, a Steven Spielberg film ; producers, Gerald R. Molen, Bonnie Curtis, Walter F. Parkes, Jan DeBont ; screenplay writers, Scott Frank, Jon Cohen ; director, Steven Spielberg.
[United States] : DreamWorks Home Entertainment : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., c2002. 2 videodiscs (144 min.) ; DVD, color
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO M
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who sets him up.
[Criminal investigation -- Drama]
[Science fiction films]
Narc (Feature Film)
Paramount Pictures and Lions Gate Films present a Cruise/Wagner Production in association with Splendid Pictures, Emmett/Furla Films, a Julius R. Nasso production and Tiara Blue Films, a Joe Carnahan film ; producers, Diane Nabatoff, Ray Liotta, Michelle Grace, Julius R. Nasso ; written & directed by Joe Carnahan.
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2003], c2002. 1 videodisc (105 min.); DVD, color
Library of Michigan AV PN1995.9.D4 N37 2003
Suspended from the force following a drug bust gone wrong, undercover narcotics officer Nick Tellis is reluctantly goaded back into active duty when a fellow officer is slain. Promised reinstatement in exchange for his efforts, Tellis is paired with the victim's volatile ex-partner Henry and soon begins to actively seek the killer in an increasingly complex case. Tellis struggles with his conscience as he navigates a twisting road of half-realized truths, shifting loyalties and questionable agendas.
[Police -- United States -- Drama]
[Drug traffic -- Drama]
[Police -- Mortality -- Drama]
[Crime drama]
Once Upon a Time in America (Feature Film)
Warner Bros.
Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c1985. videocassettes (225 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.; VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.G3 O534 1985 Videocassette A-B
An epic tale of the lives of two New York gangsters from the period of the early 1900's through prohibition, and climaxing in their subsequent reunion in the 1960's. Friends from childhood, they entered a life of crime together that inevitably led to tragedy and death.
[Gangsters -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Jewish criminals -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Crime -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Mafia -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama]
[Gangster films]
The Outsiders (Feature Film)
Pony Boy, Inc. ; produced by Fred Roos and Gray Frederickson ; screenplay by Kathleen Knutsen Rowell ; directed by Francis Coppola. Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, c1983. 1 videocassette (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3558.I575 O852 1983 Beta Videocassette
A story of teenage hopes and fears, bravery and violent rebellion on the streets of Tulsa in 1966.
[Family life -- Drama]
[Gangs -- Drama]
Please Don't Bury Me Alive = Por Favor No Me Entieren Vivo (Feature Film)
[Los Angeles, Calif.] : UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, 2007, c1976. videodisc (81 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, F395.M5 P63 1976 VideoDVD
This independent film, a slice-of-barrio life that was shot and shown in South Texas, was the first Chicano feature film ever produced, and inspired an independent film movement in Mexico. Set in the barrios of San Antonio, Texas, this drama portrays the life of a typical Mexican American family from the early 1970s.
[Mexican American families -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Drama]
[Mexican American youths -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Drama]
[Mexican American men -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Drama]
[Crime and race -- Texas -- San Antonio -- Drama]
Pulp Fiction (Feature Film)
Miramax Films presents a Band Apart and Jersey Films production ; stories by Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary ; produced by Lawrence Bender ; written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
[S.l.] : Miramax Home Entertainment ; Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [1998?]
Edition Widescreen.
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.F54 P853 1998 VideoDVD 1 videodisc (154 min., color); DVD
Clever, dark film that tells 4 separate stories that are gradually brought together. Involved are two low-rent hit men, their boss and his sexy wife, a prizefighter and a pair of desperate robbers.
[Comedy films]
[Gangster films]
[Film noir]
Road to Perdition (Feature Film)
Dreamworks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox present a Zanuck Company production ; producers, Richard D. Zanuck, Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes ; screenplay writer, David Self ; director, Sam Mendes.
[United States] : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, [2003], c2002. 1 videodisc (117 min.); DVD, color
Library of Michigan AV PN1995.9.M23 R63 2003
Michael Sullivan works as an enforcer for his adopted father, Irish gangster John Rooney. When Sullivan's son, Mike Jr., witnesses one of his father's killings on Rooney's behalf, the gangster decides that his ward and his family are liabilities that must be removed. Sullivan tries to safeguard his son and get even with the man who betrayed him, while his son focuses on bonding with his emotionally distant father.
[Gangster films]
[Assassins -- Drama]
[Children of murder victims -- Drama]
[Crime drama]
Scarface (Feature Film)
Caddo Company, Inc. [presented by] ; United Artists picture ; Howard Hughes ; producer, Howard Hughes ; writers, Seton I. Miller, John Lee Mahin, W.R. Burnett, Ben Hecht ; director, Howard Hawks.
Universal City, CA : MCA Universal Home Video : MCA Home Video, [1991], c1932. 1 videocassette (93 min.); VHS, B&w
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.G3 S25 1991 Videocassette
The story of a Chicago gangster during the prohibition in the 1920s and his fight to become number one gang boss.
[Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama]
[Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama]
[Prohibition -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama]
[Gangster films]
The Shawshank redemption (Feature Film)
Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Frank Darabont film ; screenplay, Frank Darabont ; producer, Niki Marvin ; director, Frank Darabont.
Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [1995]. 1 videocassete (142 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.; VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PS3561.I483 S43 1995b Videocassette
Two convicts, one white and one black, never give up the dream of freedom, and together they turn hope and friendship into an uplifting bond no prison can ever take away. Based on the short novel "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" by Stephen King.
[Prisons-drama]
True Crime (Feature Film)
The Wild One (Feature Film)
Google Video
Gang Videos
YouTube
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Warner Bros. presents ; directed and produced by Clint Eastwood ; screenplay by Larry Gross and Paul Brickman and Stephen Schiff ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck & Lili Fini Zanuck ; based upon the novel by Andrew Klavan ; a Zanuck Company/Malpaso production.
Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c1999. 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.; DVD
MSU Law Library Reserve VIDEO T
A boozing, skirt-chasing and hard-living reporter realizes a death row prisoner scheduled to die at midnight is innocent. He races against time to save the man and perhaps lift his own life out of the trash heap.
[Reporters and reporting -- United States -- Drama]
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Spelling Films International present a Blue Parrot/Bad Hat production.
Santa Monica, CA : MGM Home Entertainment, [2002] 1 videodisc (106 min.); DVD, color
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1995.9.S87 U88 2002 VideoDVD
Police investigating an exploded boat on a San Pedro pier discover 27 bodies and $91 million worth of drug money. The only survivors are a severely burned Hungarian terrorist and Roger Kint, a crippled con-man. Reluctantly, Kint is pressured into explaining what happened on the boat. His story begins six weeks earlier with five criminals being dragged in by New York police desparate for suspects in a truck highjacking, and ends with the possible identification of a criminal mastermind.
[Criminals -- United States -- Drama]
[Crime -- United States -- Drama]
[Detective and mystery films]
Columbia Pictures Corporation presents a Stanley Kramer Company production ; screenplay by John Paxton ; directed by Laslo Benedek. Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1986. 1 videocassette (ca. 79 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in. VHS
MSU Digital Multimedia Center, 4 West, PN1997 .W538 1986 BETA Videocassette
Johnny is the leader of a vicious biker gang which invades a small, sleepy California town. The leather-jacketed young biker seems hellbent for destruction until he falls for Kathie, a "good girl" whose father happens to be a cop.
[Motorcycle gangs -- Drama.]
Popular Culture Sources
http://video.google.com/
Many individuals are putting up short clips on the web. Try terms such as crime or gang in the search engine. A real mixed bag.
Also look for:
Blinkx Gang Collection
http://www.blinkx.com/videos/gangs
(Last checked 06/19/07)
http://www.knowgangs.com/gang_resources/videos/index.php
Clips collected by Know Gangs
(Last checked 06/19/07)
http://www.youtube.com/
Another source for short clips on the web. Try terms such as crime or gang in the search engine. A real mixed bag. Note: due to some questionable content, it may be necessary to register for free to see some clips.
(Last checked 06/19/07)
Jon Harrison
times since June 1, 1996.