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Prior to the passage of the Adoption and Safe Families Act, foster care drift posed unique challenges for kids in the child welfare system. This program follows DeLena Hodges who entered that system at age 4 after a case history of parental neglect. By age 14 she was pregnant; by 15 she had lived in 20 different foster homes, before finding a stable, loving environment in the home of foster parent Cathy Brown. While it seemed she was a picture of...
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As the Pitcock saga concludes, the court orders counseling for each individual and for the family as a whole. In this final program, we see the Pitcocks in their family counseling session, which is the first time the Pitcocks have met since the mother's daughter from a first marriage alleged physical abuse by the stepfather. Then we jump ahead several months to the boys' homecoming - and further ahead still to see some of the long-term effects felt...
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The next step in the Pitcock saga is the court hearing that takes place three days following the removal of the two boys from their home. This program documents that first hearing, as well as the family's thoughts before and after their day in court. The film then follows the parents on their first visitation with the boys after they are placed in emergency foster care, pending the court's ability to find family or other temporary placement.
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As the Pitcock case progresses, the court places the boys with their paternal great-grandparents. This program examines some of the issues faced by social service providers regarding child placement, leading up to the Pitcocks' return to court for assessment of their progress by court-prescribed services.
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Jacob has spent a great deal of his teenage years incarcerated. As a self-mutilator, his case both perplexes and disturbs those who care for his rehabilitation. He reveals for the first time a childhood filled with abuse, attempted murder, and total abandonment. Observing the same case of Shauntee from Principals of De-escalation: Shauntee (item #52362), counselors offer perspectives on working with juvenile offenders having mental health issues and...
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This program examines the close correlation between gang activity and the music many youths are listening to today, "gangster rap. The program features Sgt. Ron Stallworth, who heads the unit dealing with gangs at the Utah Division of Investigation. Sgt. Stallworth has frequently testified about gangs and gang violence before Congress and police and civic groups. He is the author of Gangster Rap: Music, Culture and Politics.
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In Richmond, California, gang violence, drug abuse, and teen pregnancy are daily realities for at-risk youth. But this cycle of despair is being broken by a coalition of community agencies formed to intervene on a day-to-day, one-on-one basis. In this program, the methods and results of Lincoln Elementary School and its Lion Club, Familias Unidas, Child Haven, and Head Start are examined. Together, their mission is to provide wholesome activities...
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This program combines exclusive on-the-job footage of corrections staff as they address the challenges of sexual victimization on a day-to-day basis. The addition of unprecedented interviews with incarcerated youth and candid conversations with subject-matter experts makes this video a truly unique training tool. Contains explicit language.
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In an engaging and personal TEDtalk - with cameo appearances by his grandmother and Rosa Parks - human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives. These issues, which are wrapped up in America's unexamined history, are rarely talked about with this level of...
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This program discusses why a teen might choose to turn to a gang and how gang involvement typically leads to personal risk and imprisonment. Subjects covered include what a gang is; problems a teen can have with gang involvement; different groups that can provide support; support or protection that is positive; why teens join gangs; violence; and racism and gangs. Correlates to all applicable National and State Educational Standards including the...
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The math, according to many experts, is simple: it costs $75,000 a year to incarcerate a nonviolent offender but only $5,000 to help that individual live productively in freedom. Meanwhile, the number of Americans behind bars has reached an astonishing level with virtually no sign of falling. This film explores the troubling realities that lie behind those statistics-the revolving door of institutionalization, the complexities of reform, and the frequent...