Making the Case for Profiling
Racial profiling is not always easy to identify. Darden agrees that aggressive police work is necessary to stem the tide of drug trafficking.
Case Studies: Media & Gender
In an increasingly fragmented society, how do people develop a sense of who they are?
Jennifer Thompson Case: Wrongful Conviction
At the time Ronald Cotton was convicted of rape DNA evidence was not routinely used. Ten years later the DNA was tested and the attacker was identified as Bobby Poole.
Jennifer Thompson Case: System Reform
After being wrongly identified as attacker in one rape, Ronald Cotton was identified in a second rape because of unconscious transference. North Carolina has since changed its witness interview methods to prevent future wrongful convictions.
Jennifer Thompson Case: Contaminated Memory
A police expert compares eyewitness memory to snow that starts out clean and gets muddier as time goes on. Once a human memory is contaminated it cannot be restored.
Jennifer Thompson Case: Unconscious Transference
The compilation of images used during the interview of a rape victim contaminated her memory to the point that she identified the wrong man as her attacker.
Case Before a Mobile Court
During the proceedings in the case of neighbor vs. neighbor in an outlying village, the plaintiff carefully explains his complaint and what he
Read My Lips: Learning Language
Communication is at the core of the human experience, even though effective communication takes a lifetime to learn. This program explores how we develop the arts of speech and physical expression to make ourselves understood and to understand other...
Subject: Interpersonal communication in children -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Transcript: 's really hard that he has to start from scratch, he might be a little bit slower. It doesn't mean that he's going to get dyslexic, but it may be the case
Half The Sky - Part 2
Actress/advocates and New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof meet individuals who are doing work to empower women and girls everywhere. These are stories of challenge, transformation and hope.
Subject: Women's rights--Developing countries--Case studies
Transcript: girl with whom they're breaking the law. (yelling) What you just saw was a mob of brothel owners, uh, just confronted our crew, uh, carrying sticks