The County Jail: Introduction to Crime

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Date
1958
Summary
In this program, the history, role and current status of county jails is explored. An interview with a Cook County Jail inmate brings out the prisoner’s experience there and in similar jails. The county jail facilities are explored. Mattick and Lohman discuss the county jail population and emphasize the idea that the criminal education process occurring in jails often leads the minor offender on to a path of further crime. This system’s effects on the community-at-large and indicated improvements are described.
Contributors
WTTW, Chicago; Joseph D. Lohman; Hans W. Mattick; Alan Sweetow; Chalmers Marquis; John H. Gagnon
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genre
Educational
Subjects
Prisoners and prisons; Imprisonment; Jails--United States
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 film reel 16 mm
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7835199; Other: GR00449015; MDPI Barcode: 40000003317387

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