Introduction to Criminology: Why Do They Do It?
Video and Multimedia
Video Resources
Video 1: America’s Juvenile Injustice System
Description: Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center, illustrates the heartbreaking reality of what happens to children in the justice system whose rights and voices go unconsidered.
Video 2: From Victim to Survivor: Find Your X… but First, Find Your (Wh)Y?
Description: Lauren Book challenges viewers to do what she’s been challenged to do through her journey from the victim of physical, sexual and emotional abuse to struggling survivor and now thriver and internationally recognized advocate for change.
Video 3: Why Study Criminology?
Description: Comments from three professors about their views of studying and working in criminology.
Audio Resources
Audio 1: ‘Let Local People Solve Local Problems,’ Memphis Says in Bid to End DOJ Oversight
Description: Local officials are asking to terminate federal oversight over the juvenile courts.
Web Resource
Web 1: The Juvenile Justice System
Description: This resource discusses and explains the sequence of events in the criminal justice system, from first response to corrections.