We take a trip to the Santa Cruz Police Department, where officers are using a new, futuristic system called “PredPol” to analyze data, apply algorithms, and determine where crimes might happen in the future. It's cool technology, but...

Can Sociology go ""beyond commonsense"" - and, if so, how? Using the concept of crime, this film illustrates some of the key differences between sociological and commonsense thinking.

Elizabeth Loftus is a professor at the University of California, Irvine, specializing in the intersection of psychology and law. In this video, she focuses on the reliability of eyewitness testimony and its impact on wrongful convictions.

In this program students will learn that the sixth amendment to the constitution guarantees the rights of people accused of a crime. Viewers will learn about those rights and how they protect citizens. Students will also learn how the...

The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. It guarantees all Americans basic freedoms – but those freedoms have always been under attack.

This Video Introduces Criminal Law

The idea crime can have positive consequences for individuals and societies is an important part of Durkheimês sociological analysis of crime and deviance. Steve Taylor explains how crime and deviance can be functional for social order...