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Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. When the English princess married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, it was the beginning of one of the most successful unions in the history of the Royal family. From the feted young couple of the 1940s to the guardians of today's monarchy, Elizabeth and Philip have travelled a long road to which is...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2009
Language
English
Description
Filmed inside Indiana's Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, this documentary is one in a series of programs exploring where juvenile crime begins, how it evolves, and what's at stake for kids, families, and professionals in the system. Featured in this episode (the second of two parts) are the stories of Ricardo Pizano, a troubled teen with few options aside from life on the streets; Michael Shane, a young man facing a robbery charge; and Miguel...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2009
Language
English
Description
Renouncing his gang, removing his gang tattoos, and seemingly turning his life around, Rodrick Brown has the support of his family, friends, probation officer, and counselor as he starts life anew. When a routine night out with friends turns into a visit by police, Rodrick finds himself back inside the Lake County Juvenile Justice Complex, where his years of hard work might all go down the drain. This program focuses on Rodrick's two court hearings,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2002
Language
English
Description
In the 21st century, "we are all becoming visible...in that other, parallel world of electronic records, databases, video films, and computer memories," says Professor David Canter. "Criminals who would've been hidden in the past are also becoming visible in this virtual world-provided we know how to look for them." In this program, Canter addresses the use of data mining to track the virtual and real-world movements of criminals. Case studies include...
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
An essential guide to criminology, exploring the most infamous cases of all time, from serial killers to mob hits to war crimes and more. From Jack the Ripper to Jeffrey Dahmer, The Crime Book is a complete study of international true crime history that unpacks the shocking stories through infographics and in-depth research that lays out every key fact and detail. Examine the science, psychology, and sociology of criminal behavior, and read profiles...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Traumatized at the age of eight and pushed into a life of crime by reason of his unforgiveable talent--lock picking--Michael sees his chance to escape, and with one desperate gamble risks everything to come back home to the only person he ever loved, and to unlock the secret that has kept him silent for so long.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Perplexing, unfathomable, and perhaps unimportant, the cases that Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes take on will test them to their limits. Life--and crime--is not always as it seems for Ulf Varg and the other fearless detectives in Malmo's Department of Sensitive Crimes. There are always surprising new cases to take on, and the latest batch is no exception. And that's not to mention Ulf's struggle to contain his feelings for his colleague Anna...
10) Megamind
Language
English
Formats
Description
Over the years, Megamind has tried to conquer Metro City in every imaginable way. Each attempt a colossal failure, thanks to the caped superhero known as 'Metro Man.' One day Megamind actually defeats him in the throes of one of his botched evil plans. Suddenly, the fate of Metro City is threatened when a new villain arrives and chaos runs rampant, leaving everyone to wonder if the world's biggest 'mind' can actually be the one to save the day? Includes:...
Series
Pub. Date
[2013], c2008
Language
English
Description
What's it like to spend time in one of America's largest maximum-security juvenile prisons? Follow the lives of teenage inmates who must progress through the rigorous release program of Indiana's Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility in order to gain their freedom. Footage includes offenders completing Pendleton's gang education program and inmates struggling through drug and alcohol addiction.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
This video tells the story of Jesse James, putting it into the context of the Border Wars, the Civil War, and subsequent Reconstruction and the wranglings between the Republican and Democratic interests to take control of Missouri. It's told with enthusiastic support of the various Jesse James museums.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
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Description
This film documents the chilling life, impulses, and journey of Aleister Crowley, one of the most controversial and mysterious characters of the 20th century and "The Wickedest Man in the World." Voiced by Joss Ackland, this vivid portrait unearths the barely believable and shocking facts surrounding this infamous occultist, spy, poet, dark magician, hedonist, writer, and accomplished mountaineer. Through dramatically reconstructed period scenes,...
14) Bonnie & Clyde
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were the most famous criminal couple in U.S. history. In reality, as this film reveals, Bonnie and Clyde grew up in the slums of West Dallas and had little in common with their glamorous media images.
16) 12 hour shift
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Formats
Description
It's 1999 and throughout one twelve-hour shift at an Arkansas hospital, a junkie nurse, her scheming cousin, and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their imminent demises.
Author
Series
Blood on snow volume 1
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"From the internationally acclaimed author of the Harry Hole novels--a new, electrifying stand-alone thriller set in Oslo in the 1970s: the story of an unusually complicated contract killer--the perfectly sympathetic antihero--that is, as well, an edgy, almost lyrical meditation on death and love. This is the story of Olav: an extremely talented "fixer" whose unexpected capacity for love is as far-reaching as his talent for murder. He works for Oslo's...
20) Justice
Author
Series
Lawless volume 2
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"M Freeman thought she had finally found a place where she belonged: the Lawless School, where the children of master criminals trained to become master criminals themselves. But now that life is behind her. Faced with the existence of a weapon that could threaten all life on Earth, M Freeman is ready to fight the good fight for a change. That means joining the Fulbright Academy. In their ancient cops-and-robbers conflict against the Lawless School,...
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