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A Mythology of Mass Killers
Mass killings (described by the FBI as four or more unlawful killings in a single event) devastate communities and create fear across countries. But if we’re going to begin to understand what makes someone randomly kill large numbers of...
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Labelling Theory
Traditionally criminology focused on criminal action and its control. Labelling theory widened the focus to include the social reaction to crime and its consequences. This film documents the rise and fall of labelling theory and...
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Introducing Geographical Offender Profiling
Geographical offender profiling is now being used by police forces around the world to help focus investigations into a connected series of crimes where there are no obvious suspects. This film introduces students to the principles and...
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Geographical Profiling Applied the M25 Rapist
One evening a couple were watching tv when they heard a knock on their front door. On the doorstep was a shivering 10-year-old girl wearing only a t-shirt. She had been snatched from outside a community centre in town and raped. The...
Food Farmer Earth
Sweet & Savory Pies: A Love Story
When Philly native Sarah Curtis-Fawley travelled to Australia for what she just intended to be a year, fate seems to have intervened. Marrying, and eventually opening up a bakery (the Pacific Pie Company) in Portland, Oregon specializing...
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Beyond the Bystander Effect
The bystander effect has long been used to explain the general lack of public help towards people who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm. This film looks at more recent research that takes us beyond the bystander effect and...
Barcroft Media
I Won’t Hide My Vitiligo With Makeup | SHAKE MY BEAUTY
A STUDENT has finally embraced her vitiligo after years spending hundreds of dollars a month on make-up to disguise it. Up until a year ago, 21-year-old Mariah Perkins, from Timonium, Maryland, would hide the white patches on her face...
Curated Video
Differential Association Theory: How Criminal Behavior is Learned
The video explains the concept of differential association theory, which suggests that criminal behavior is learned through social interactions and experiences. It uses the example of a young boy named Robin who ends up in jail after...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
A look at Welfare Island Prison, where convicts rule the roost
Title card: "THE GRIP OF GRAFT" / LS high angle shot of Welfare Island, New York City (later known as Roosevelt Island) / LS EXT Welfare Island Prison / VS high angle views of prison / MS robber runs out of bldg with "Donovan's Bar and...