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$100 a Day: Justice and Reparation in California's Legal System
Item# 40583
© 2009
34 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-995-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-996-0
In 1991, Rick Walker was wrongly convicted of murder and spent the next 12 years in prison. This program tells the story of his exoneration and the political struggle to secure financial compensation...
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18 with a Bullet: El Salvador's American-Style Gangs
Item# 36342
© 2006
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5686-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5687-7
In the 1990s, thousands of Salvadoran nationals living illegally in the U.S. were deported to their homeland. Some took Los Angeles gang culture with them. This Wide Angle report documents six months...
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The 2nd Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms
Item# 40105
© 2002
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-409-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-410-1
Highlighting both components of the Second Amendment-the importance of private militias and the right to keep and bear arms-this program explores the history of the fiercely contested charter and its...
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The 7/7 Bombers: A Psychological Investigation
Item# 36380
© 2005
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5603-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5604-4
On the day Britain experienced its first-ever suicide bombing, many assumed that those responsible for the carnage must have been deranged foreigners-but they were not. What motivated these four seemi...
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Abortion and Divorce in Western Law: Mary Ann Glendon
Item# 4954
© 1988
30 Min.
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All laws tell stories, says Harvard law professor Mary Ann Glendon-stories about who we are, where we came from, where we are going, and what we value. Can Americans learn something from the abortion...
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The Abortion War: Thirty Years after Roe v. Wade
Item# 32200
© 2003
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7486-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-4058-6
In the years since the U.S. Supreme Court's legalization of abortion, the political scene has changed dramatically enough to threaten this landmark decision. On the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, th...
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Abu Ghraib: A Torturer's Tale
Item# 36180
© 2005
25 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5404-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5405-7
Javal Davis was imprisoned for assaulting inmates at Abu Ghraib, but insists he is not a torturer. His fellow MP Ken Davis was never implicated, having reported the abuse to superiors. This program pr...
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Acres of Skin: Medical Abuse Behind Bars
Item# 35242
© 2004
43 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-2927-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-2928-4
Drawing comparisons to the Tuskegee syphilis atrocities, this program describes experiments performed at Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison over a period of decades, during which inmates were subjected...
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The Addictive Personality
Item# 39417
© 2007
25 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-239-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60467-240-4
Does addiction have a genetic factor? Can any type of addiction be treated medically? What steps can family members take to help a loved one struggling with addiction? This program provides answers to...
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Adult Entertainment: A Psychosocial Study of an American Obsession-Educator's Edition
Item# 37311
© 2007
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-6678-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-6679-1
Award-winning director Lance Tracy balances serious science with tongue-in-cheek humor to create a documentary scrutinizing the scope and effects of pornography that is informative, compelling, and un...
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