Thin Blue Line Analysis

For my shot analysis I chose a shot from the Spike Lee Movie Do the Right Thing. This is the second shot following the climactic riot scene. It features Da’ Mayor and Mother Sister reacting to the hellacious events of the previous night. The block was just devastated by a melee that broke out because the police killed Radio Raheem after he and Sal got in an altercation that was triggered by the volume of Radio Raheem’s boom box. Though at a very superficial level the fight was about the loud stereo, the real significance of the fight had more to do with the culmination of anger and tension between the characters of the film caused by prejudice and ignorance. This paper will analyze

Inmates at Shawshank were often beat within an inch of their lives by the administration at Shawshank in order to instill a sense of obedience and to keep enforcing routine. Head Guard Captain Hadley would on occasion hurt the prisoners so much they would die of injury’s they sustained from him. “Black man, white man, red man, yellow man, it doesn’t matter because we’ve got our own brand of equality. In Prison every con’s a nigger and you have to get used to the idea if you intend to survive men like Hadley and Greg Stammas who really would kill you just as soon as look at you. When you’re in stir you belong to the state and if you forget it woe is you. I’ve known men who have lost eyes, men who have lost toes, Men who have lost fingers, I knew a man who lost the tip of his penis and counted himself lucky” (44) this shows the lack of moral judgment

In Light Blue Versus Dark Blue: Attitudinal Differences in Quality-of Life Policing, Lorenzo M. Boyd explores the difference between the attitudes of Black and White police officers regarding quality-of-life arrest. Boyd explains that quality-of-life arrest focus police resources on aggressive enforcement of social and physical disorders and not only crime per se (Boyd 38, 2010). In other words, “police believe that strategically targeting disorder and/or quality-of-life violations instead of just responding to service calls is critical in preventing serious crimes” (Boyd 38, 2010). This type of policing often referred to as Broken Windows Theory or broken windows policing focus on low quality crimes such as graffiti and vandalism. These crimes are often victimless and more likely crimes against property.

When it comes to the presentation of the information in this article Brown excels in crediting himself. When he references the many interviews, he has with different people involved within the case this increases his credibility because it shows that he took the time out to individually interview each of these people to discover the truth behind what happened in the case.

This book presents two individuals, named Richard and Perry, who strived to do a few things once they were out of prison that were very horrific, and unbearable which by any means is not permissible. During and after the killings of the Clutter family, Perry comes to his senses and speaks on the aftermath of what these killings have brought upon him. “The sounds of breathing, the gasps, the hysterical inhalations of a man with a severed windpipe. When Perry said, “I think there must be something wrong with us,” he was making an admission he “hated to make” (110). Criminals who admit on their behavior. The position becomes, are they human beings anymore, or are they dehumanized? The fact that Perry Smith comes to the realization that they are demented, should they be given a chance? The level of detail that speaks

Released in 1967, “Cool Hand Luke” continues to be one of the most popular movies in American history. (Belton, 2008) The movie starred famed actor Paul Newman and was based on the trials and tribulations occurring inside a Florida prison camp. One of the main reasons why Cool Hand Luke continues to be relevant today is due to its incisive observations regarding the criminal justice system. While the movie was released over forty years ago, the relevance of Cool Hand Luke continues today. This paper will provide a synopsis of the movie and character analysis of Cool Hand Luke; in addition, the paper will analyze the movie from the perspectives of someone unfamiliar with the criminal justice system as well as a professional in the

* It is that he is so free and he does whatever he wants to do and everyone likes to help him because he tells a lot of stories. The stories are what people like to hear about.

The distressing experience of operating as a prison guard in such a notorious penal facility as New York State’s Sing Sing Penitentiary is one that is unlikely to be desired by one not professionally committed to the execution of prison uniformity. However, the outstanding novel written by Tom Conover illustrates the encounters of a journalist who voluntarily plunged himself into the obscure universe of the men and women paid to spend the better portion of their lives behind prison barriers. In Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing, Conover creates a noteworthy document resonating personal emotional occurrences that nonetheless suggest the cultural sensitivity of a true prison guard. From the standpoint of our studies

examine Jay to the core by tapping into all the evidence found in this case as well as

Gaining a new perspective provides more insight of yourself and others. Both Wes Moores lived “like kings” in West Baltimore when compared to the shantytowns of South Africa. (Moore, 166) The similarities and differences revealed in The Other Wes Moore demonstrate how participating in a chain of command and engaging in illegal acts may produce divergent outcomes in life.

You quickly learn of each and everyone’s backstory and how they all relate to the case. A narrator follows the accused party, Dylan Maxwell, and asks him a serious a questions and tries to see the problem through both sides. Throughout these questions and the show we learn who Dylan really is. He is a loyal, confident, laidback, comedic, curious, loving, and troublemaking individual. Throughout Making a Murder we learn very little about the accused party Steven Avery’s characteristics.

The thriller film ‘Witness’, directed by Peter Weir in 1985, tells about cultural conflicts between the Amish of Western Pennsylvania and Modern American corruption and violence. Philadelphia Police officer, John Book was obligated to hide from the three brutally and corrupt police officers as they were looking for a little Amish boy, Samuel Lapp. The boy witnessed the brutal killings and identified the killer as the three police officers. The ‘Witness’ strongly displayed many images of people and incorporated several techniques and images in various scenes to portray the contrast between two different worlds.

The documentary, Man on Wire, directed by James Marsh (2008), is a British-American biographical documentary film. This thrilling yet inspirational film is about the young French man, Philippe Petit, and him fulfilling his dream of walking on a high wire between the World Trade Center. This daring yet illegal performance was known as ‘the artistic crime of the century’ in 1974. There were various aspects throughout this film that allowed me to reflect personally although there were also a few elements that I was incapable of accepting. The three factors that affected my response to the film were my experiences, physiological make-up and values.

The film Witness(underline witness), Directed by Peter Weir was famous in 1984. This film is about two cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power.

Miles Davis’s famous piece “Flamenco Sketches” is in his track "Kind of Blue". From 0:00 to 0:18, it’s a four-bar introduction. From 00:18 to 02:01, Miles begins his solo with the key of C major. "After that the band shifts to E-flat Dorian for the next four bars. Then the next four bars are played in B-flat Ionian, followed by eight bars in D Phrygian mode. The last of the five modes is G Dorian, and Miles wraps up his solo over these four bars." The five modes that used in “Flamenco Sketches” are C Ionian, A♭ Mixolydian, B♭ Ionian, G Harmonic Minor over D Phrygian Dominant and G Dorian. Section 1 is 0:36 to 0:52 which are 4 bars, section 2 is from 0:53 to 1:10, which are 4 bars, section 3 is from 1:10 to 1:43 which is 8 bars, section 4 which