Videos - Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice Management MSCJ 530 - Resource Guide

Selected Streaming Videos

Criminal Justice & Law Videos
Includes streaming videos on criminal investigation, criminal justice system, criminology, and legal studies.

In the Line of Duty series
In the Line of Duty documents critical moments in law enforcement and police protection, as a means of education and training. Programs in Volume 9 include Weapons Retention; Knives Can Kill You—Fast; Strip Searches; Knoxville Cop Is Hit; Facing Disaster, Part 1; Facing Disaster, Part 2; Hospital Security; and Tampa Massacre. Contains graphic crime-related violence. Some language may be offensive. 8-part series, 34–60 minutes each.

History of American Criminal Justice
This program offers a brief history of U.S. criminal justice. It covers such topics as criminal justice in colonial America, the Quakers’ penitentiary, and the development of criminology. The program explains the organization of the U.S. criminal justice system.
Psychology, Criminality, and Incarceration in America
This program explores current trends in criminal justice policy. It covers such topics as the U.S. incarceration rate and psychological explanations for criminality. It outlines the four classic functions of incarceration (incapacitation, deterrence, retribution, and rehabilitation).

Careers in Criminal Justice
This program looks at a number of different occupations, ranging from entry-level positions to those requiring a four-year degree. Experts and people on the job share firsthand information about what their work is like. Some of the occupations discussed include local and state police officers, detectives, correctional officers, bodyguards, FBI agents, probation and parole officers, private investigators, and special government agents.
On The Job Series
28 streaming videos of interviews by people in various criminal justice jobs.
Welcome to Warren: Inmates and Guards on Life in Prison
Most prison documentaries focus on the inmates. This sobering program features guards and prisoners alike, giving the viewer two interpretations of life at Ohio’s Warren Correctional Institution. From the smallest detail—how cellmates rig a shabby partition around their toilet—to the cynicism and frontline sociology with which the corrections officers analyze their surroundings, the video clearly elucidates the effects of prolonged monotony and confinement on the human spirit. As one officer puts it, “Eight hours a day, I’m locked up here too.” For discussions of the American criminal justice system and its dehumanizing elements, this is a strong catalyst. Opening scene contains brief nudity. (31 minutes)