Audio-Visual Materials: H: Social Sciences

[V.1.] Office workers become frustrated with each others' poor listening skills, and attend a workshop where they learn key elements of good listening. [v.2.] An office worker learns key points to remember when preparing and delivering a presentation. Includes tips on using visuals. [v.3.] An office worker learns how to compose and revise effective business letters and memos. [v.4.] Three office workers tackle an extensive research project under a deadline. They explain the methods they use to efficiently collect information from books, journals and reports.

A case study of how the government and industry can work together to combat economic espionage with a proactive approach.

"Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Will ours too?"--Container.

The world water crisis has rapidly become one of the most topical issues of our day as our global resources dwindle. Tensions continue to mount between politics, the environment and human rights in the battle for the future of our planet's supply of drinking water. Irena Salina's award-winning documentary FLOW (For love of water) investigates this crisis at the global and human scale like never before, begging the question: Can anyone really own water? FLOW offers a scating look at the emergence of a world water cartel as well as an examination of the solutions we can embrace in the future.

General introduction to investigative procedures for accidents, incidents, and fires. Explains the reasons for and elements of an investigation.

Examine fire behaviour and the role of fire supression activities in fire spread. Tells how to search the fire scene to determine the point of origin of the fire, the fuel that was ignited, the sources of ignition, and actions that brought ignition and the fuel together.

Lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing how our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profits ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. Reveals surprising--and often shocking--truths about what we eat, how it's produced and who we have become as a nation.

Examines the crisis of personal debt in the United States. Discusses ways in which lending institutions take advantage of their customers' propensity to abuse credit.

Looks at the war on drugs and the men at the heart of the battle, from the origins of the Federal Bureau of Dangerous Drugs to the modern-day DEA. Explores landmark cases including the apprehension of a notorious drug queenpin and the brutal death of an agent in Mexico. Travels to South American jungles where the DEA is attacking the cocaine epidemic at its root. DEA operatives give an up-close look at the tactics they employ and the dangers they face. Also tells about agents who have turned into the kind of criminals they swore to fight.

Bill Kurtis hand-picked ten chilling episodes of unsolved cold cases. Combining the latest forensic techniques with old-fashioned police work, each episode takes a step-by-step look at how a mystery is finally solved and the culprit is ultimately apprehended.

Chronicles Juliet Yackel's legal struggle to free her client Darnell Williams from lethal injection.

Today's penal system is in flux, as new theories of confinement, new technologies and a rising tide of convicts combine to change the way America handles prisoners. Perhaps nowhere is this ore obvious than with the state-of-the-art Supermax prisons, which offer exceptional security at an extraordinary cost--at least $50,000 per year per cell. And inside the walls of these fortresses of punishment, a growing number of inmates spend 23 hours a day, seven days a week locked alone inside cells that measure a mere 80 square feet. Visit two such facilities, the Arizona State Prison and the Pelican Bay State Prison, where inmates, guards and wardens take an unflinching look at what life is like on the inside. Discover that ten percent of the U.S. prison population serves their time in isolation. Find out why, and whether there might be a better way.

Examines the criminal career of Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar. Shows how Escobar's success was tied to the para-military group, AUC. Focuses on actions taken by the DEA to capture and kill Escobar.

A look at how one man could change a group of innocent peace-loving people into a gang of brutal killers. Includes rare archive footage and firsthand interviews with members of the Manson family, lead prosecutors at the time, and Manson himself.

Provides an in-depth look at the modern, radical Islamic groups and the ideas and beliefs that inspire them. Examines the challenges they pose for governments in the Middle East and the West. Traces the evolution of these groups from the Muslim Brotherhood in the 1940s to Islamic organizations today and looks at their evolving ideology of violence and hatred towards the West. Presents the inside story of Al Qaeda's leaders: Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and the recently killed leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab Al Zarqawi.

Violence has been used as a political tool for centuries. This video series looks at some of the most infamous terrorist groups to see how terrorism made history and transformed society.

Summary: "The cult of the suicide bomber is a gripping two part series, which reveals the secret history of the suicide bomber, from the child martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war, the truck bombers in southern Lebanon, to the young men and women who now strap explosives to their bodies and calmly blow up themselves and hundreds of others in the streets of the Middle East."

Soon after 9/11, an FBI informant made an alarming claim: Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, had visited the town of Lodi, Calif. in the late 1990s and attended a mosque there. Moreover, two Pakistani imams preaching at the mosque came from a conservative Islamic school, or madrassa, linked to the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan. According to McGregor Scott, the U.S. attorney who led the federal anti-terror investigation, this was "an attempt by a group of radical Islamic religious figures to come to this country and ... establish a madrassa to serve as a recruiting ground." However, a deeper look at the evidence creates uncertainty about what kind of threat actually did exist in Lodi and provides a case study of America's response to the threat of domestic terrorism. In "The Enemy Within, " FRONTLINE and New York Times reporter Lowell Bergman examines the Lodi case and interviews FBI and Homeland Security officials to assess U.S. anti-terror efforts.

Documentary account of the New York City police, fire and medical personnel's response to the terrorist attack on the World Trade Towers.

Security versus liberty explores this urgent national debate by talking with leading critics and advocates of the new policies, and telling the stories of people whose lives have been directly affected.

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 started as just another beautiful day. At 8:47am, the city would be jolted into its worst nightmare as a chain of tragic events unfolded, changing the lives of New Yorkers and Americans forever. People from 115 different countries died at the World Trade Center. From still and video cameras of 118 people and 16 news agencies, much of it never-before seen, from in and around New York City. The attack on the WTC was the most documented event in history.

They are some of the most lethal substances on earth--transmitted through food, water, the people around you or even the air you breathe. These are bioweapons, strains of bacteria and viruses that include the most feared diseases in human history. Now, imagine that you have just become the leader of your nation and new intelligence confirms that terrorists are trying to make and unleash a biological weapon in one of your cities. What are their chances for success? National Geographic reveals a surprising picture of what could happen during a biological attack by examining potential scenarios, vulnerabilities, historical instances and the steps we can take to protect ourselves from the world's most dangerous pathogens.--Container.

Relates the perspective of victims and survivors of the Mumbai terrorist attack of November 26, 2008. Depicts the events of 60 hours broadcast live to the world via cell phones and Internet, text and Twitter, showing how social media became a silent witness and simultaneously transformed news as it happened.

Looks at the transformation of street gangs into well-organized, highly effective, nationwide criminal networks. Shows how gang members obtain weapons training and promote gang interests from inside police departments. Features interviews with gang members and law enforcement officials.

A sweeping saga of bloodshed, betrayal, and big business, this comprehensive collection of documentaries offers a cold-blooded examination of organized crime, from Prohibition and WWII to the hitmen and women who are currently administering the brutal judgments of the mob. A groundbreaking investigation into the origins, and present-day activities, of the ethnic gangs that turned criminal activities into family enterprises, The Mafia exposes an underworld of danger, money, glamour, and murder.

Looks at the rapidly changing world of bank robbery, where deaths are on the rise and the criminals are often heavily armed.

The United States of America is notorious for its astronomical number of people killed by firearms for a developed nation without a civil war. With his signature sense of angry humor, activist filmmaker Michael Moore sets out to explore the roots of this bloodshed.

Police officers are exposed to more traumatic experiences in a few months on the job than most people experience in a lifetime. Yet despite the stress, relatively few seek the professional help of therapists, counselors or psychologists. And sometimes--as with the rash of police suicides in New York City in the late 1990's--the consequences can be tragic. Cop Counselors introduces three individuals who are working to change the stigma of cops seeking help. Stephanie Samuels is an independent therapist who works with officers through a referral system, and she is helping teach a new generation of cops how to recognize the warning signs of stress. Bill Genet, a former officer, quit the force to start the Members Assistance Program (MAP) as a response to skyrocketing suicide rates. He is on a national crusade to get the program recognized by police forces across the country. Finally, Dr. Forrest Fulton runs a model Behavioral Sciences Unit in San Francisco that uses outside therapists, peer support and advocacy to help police officers.

"This interactive, multimedia ebook contains 23 lessons of information about every aspect of crime scene investigations to include legal issues; courtroom readiness; searching for, documenting, and collecting evidence; crime scene photography; diagramming; developing latent fingerprints; obtaining DNA evidence; reconstructing crime scene events; and much, much, more."

Proper techniques for conducting a search and identifying physical evidence in a case are presented in this police training film.

About Chicago Police Department's Bomb and Arson Unit.

Follows investigators on the trail of the Unabomber and the bombers of the World Trade Center, the Army of God, and other bombing cases. The smallest fragment of evidence or a psychological profile can be the key to stopping terrorists.

These are the elite members of any department's team, the detectives toil on the trail of today's murderers gaze into the depths of evil. Trails investigators as they solve three difficult cases. Join investigators as they uncover the clues to a grisly quadruple murder in Virginia City. Get a rare glimpse into the inner sanctum of investigation through the video interrogation of the suspects who confessed to the killings. See how a newspaper subscription helped Ohio detectives catch serial killer Tom Dillon, who shot hunters and fishermen in rural Ohio with a high-powered rifle. And meet NYPD detective Dave Carbone, who chased the murderer of a four-year-old child found dead in a Brooklyn trash compactor across the Southern United States before finally catching his man.

Frontline explores whether children who commit serious crimes should be tried as juveniles or adults. The program shows what can happen to young offenders who reach the "end of the line" in the juvenile court system and how these children can be rehabilitated to prevent future criminal behavior.

Investigate the sweeping changes in juvenile justice to see what can be done with this troubled system. Judges, police and corrections officers detail the changes that send more adolescents to "real" jails, and explore the cases where this has led to tragedy.

Follows prison guards as they patrol the corridors and yards of America's penitentiaries. Shows keepers at work and as they tell harrowing stories of assaults, harassment, and riots--and how they handle these situations.

"Every day thousands of tons of deadly chemicals are moving through our towns and cities, largely unguarded and vulnerable to a terrorist attack ."--Container.

An epic detective story that offers a gripping expose on why the world is so unequal. Professor Jared Diamond traveled the globe for over 30 years trying to answer this question. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book. Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? Diamond dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors actually responsible for history's broadest patterns.

"Conventional wisdom suggests that behavior "outside the norm" can be considered deviant. But can we really define deviant behavior? Programs like Delancey Street Foundation operate "outside the norm" by assisting convicted criminals to become productive members of mainstream society. Differing views on sexuality and violent crime are explored in the lesson, as are some of the moral, religious and psychological factors that play a role in understanding deviant behavior."

Demonstrates the major theoretical perspectives from classical sociology, positivism, interpretivism and realism, and examines their implications for research with student case study examples. The link between theory and method and its connection with the concept of Sociology as a Science is explained in a clear and entertaining way.

"A landmark documentary ... Captures in vivid detail the bygone era of the door-to-door salesman. While laboring to sell a gold-embossed version of the Holy Word, Paul Brennan and his colleagues target the beleaguered masses, then face the demands of quotas and the frustrations of life on the road. Following Brennan on his daily rounds, the Maysles discover a real-life Willy Loman, walking the line from hype to despair"--Promotional materials.

A docudrama based on the book, The interesting narrative of the life of Oloudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vaasa the African, which was the first influential slave autobiography. When it was published in 1789, it fueled a growing anti-slavery movement in the U.S. and England. This production employs dramatic reconstruction, archival material and interviews with scholars. Equiano's narrative begins in the West African village where he was kidnapped into slavery in 1756. He was shipped to a Virginia plantation and then later sold again to a British naval officer. Here he learned to read and write, became a skilled trader, eventually bought his freedom and married into English society where he became a leading abolitionist.