Mandatory Sentencing /
Joe Berlinger explores the effectiveness and justness of mandatory sentencing in a current climate that preaches reform. In Florida, the unintended consequences of mandatory minimum gun laws seem to outweigh its merits as a father is sent to prison for 20 years for "defending his family."...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Al Jazeera America (Television network),
[2015]
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| Series: | System with Joe Berlinger.
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| Online Access: | Streaming video (Emerson users only) Streaming video (Wentworth users only) |
| Summary: | Joe Berlinger explores the effectiveness and justness of mandatory sentencing in a current climate that preaches reform. In Florida, the unintended consequences of mandatory minimum gun laws seem to outweigh its merits as a father is sent to prison for 20 years for "defending his family." While in Illinois, politicians carefully craft a 'tough on crime bill' inspired by the death of a promising honours student that may offer relief to a community plagued by escalating gun violence. A man in Florida fires a warning shot in his house and ends up with a 20 year prison sentence. The System examines mandatory sentencing in the U.S. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released by Al Jazeera America (Television network), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on February 09, 2017. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (46 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Format: | Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: | 9 & up. |