So Violent a nation
Description
This program with Bill Moyers focuses on Dallas, TX, to examine how violence is affecting American life. Dallas has the highest crime rate of any American city with a population above 500,000. The program visits a hospital emergency room, citizens who patrol their neighborhoods, and follows a police officer who patrols one of the most dangerous beats in Dallas. Featured in the program are interviews with a youth caseworker, a victim's rights advocate, and the Dallas Police Chief. They discuss gun control, police-community relations, education, and other crime-related topics.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1992
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=5046
Similar Films
Blood on the staircase
America in Black and White, On Patrol
Lockdown. Supermax, the Baddest of the Bad
The Future. America’s Surveillance State—Part 6
Stadt ohne gnade und gesetz
Murder 24/7. Episode 5
Crime and gender closing the gap
One day clean. Recovery, reconciliation, and redemption
Blackworms
Danny McNamee
From the inside. Personal challenges for teens reentering society
Time to remember. Crime & prohibition. Episode 9
Exploring society. Deviance and social control. Lesson 15
Land Of The Free
Children for Sale. The Fight to End Human Trafficking