Crime film

The film named “13th” was very interesting. The film focused on how laws, policies, and procedures have hindered African Americans from progressing in the twenty-first century. The film explained how laws were created and enforced for African Americans. For instance, the three-strike rule had a major impact on African Americans, because they were getting harsh sentences. In other words, the three-strike law made it difficult for African American with felonies to get out of prison and people with…

The television and film of today’s society often gives people a false sense of reality by their incorrect depiction of money, crime, law, love and basic life structure. Due to the fact that what we watch on TV is the most common influencer of young adults today, we often become desensitized from reality. The most occurring example of misleading portrayal we often see is in criminal law shows. In the majority of shows we watch today the speed of things is often rushed and cut short…

prove beyond a reasonable doubt; they essentially just want someone to pin the crime on and have that same person believe that a guilty plea is his or her only way out of getting a lengthy sentence. Interestingly enough,…

residence area of a city (the hood). Area’s where juveniles participate in gangs, violence, and substance abuse. These areas are vulnerable to lack of policing. From the increasing numbers of crimes and deaths in these areas, you would think a greater number of law enforcement would be present. In the film, Boyz N The Hood, violence and death occurred due to the lack of police enforcement. The lack of social control on these juveniles led them to take matters into their own hands. In Boyz in…

often crimes committed, ranging from minor petty crimes to major felonies. Among all the crimes committed, a lot of them are done in order to make or obtain something of value to the criminal. This can lead to people doing some rather shady practices in order to acquire wealth. The stock market is unsurprisingly a place that instances of “white collar crime” occur. People have begun to lose trust in stockbrokers due to articles that seem to surface frequently throughout the year of crimes such…

The Farm: Angola is a film based on a prison named Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) located in Louisiana.The film looks into the lives of six inmates in the prison. All of these inmates featured are sentenced to life, except one who is on death row. The central messages of the film shows how the criminal justice system is corrupt, survival and freedom is the central goal for every inmate in the prison, and how racism is portrayed in the prison. The film does a great job on displaying how…

through media. But in today’s world media generally broadcasts programs and shows related to violent crime. Almost in all programs we see stories related to murder, assaults, kidnapping, war and so on. Dr. Robert M. Lombardo, a sociologist, is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice who argues that, “the media is the number one source for the public to gain information on crime, criminals and the criminal…

demonstrates how years later with DNA testing these former prisoners can be freed. Although the 2005 documentary After Innocence explains how there is hope for those who were falsely accused of committing crimes, it also demonstrates the struggles they have to face coming back to the real world. The film follows some that have been exonerated from prison to witness their new life. At the beginning of the documentary, it is shown of some falsely accused criminals getting out of prison seeing…

discussed The campus event I attended was a showing of the film titled “13”. The film analyzed the incarceration history within the U.S. and had the 13th amendment as its main focus. Mass Incarceration is a subject rarely discussed in Social Work classes, nonetheless is a huge concern.Today the total population of individuals who are serving time in jail is estimated at 2.3 million, and the majority of them are Black or Hispanic men. Despite the crime rates decreasing, the number of prisoners…

Instructor: Rosanna Maule Friday, December 4, 2017 Concordia University Elliott Touikan Instructor: Rosanna Maule FMST-322-2173-A 4 December 2017 Fall Written Report: A Clock Work Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971, 136’) A Clock Work Orange is a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick adapted from the novel of the same name by Anthony Burgess. It follows the story of a teenager named Alex. He along with his three friends, which he calls droogs, robbed, rape and pillage the town every…