Life Behind bars / University of Notre Dame.

Are prisons supposed to rehabilitate convicts, punish them, or simply keep them off the streets? The answer depends on who is being asked. This program explores the current state of prisons in America and examines their conflicting mandates. The Directors of the National Prison Project of the ACLU a...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
University of Notre Dame
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006], ©1999.
Series:Films on Demand.
Prisons, questioning the system.
Subjects:
Corrections.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format: Electronic Video
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Summary:
Are prisons supposed to rehabilitate convicts, punish them, or simply keep them off the streets? The answer depends on who is being asked. This program explores the current state of prisons in America and examines their conflicting mandates. The Directors of the National Prison Project of the ACLU and the National Center on Institutions and Alternatives, the Governor of South Dakota, an Arizona sheriff, adult and juvenile inmates, and others consider issues such as the societal impact of mandatory sentencing and the prison-building boom.
Note:Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 05, 2006.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Electronic resource.
Interest Grade Level:
13 & up.
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Source of Description:
Title from distributor's description.