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The Canadian Criminal Justice System (Ages 18+)

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Crime and justice take many forms—some seemingly cut and dry while others are more involved and complex. This selection of films examines the issues from all aspects and perspectives, ranging from that of incarcerated teenagers to a family struck by grief at the actions of one of their own. Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici. Films in This Playlist Include Conviction nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up Waseskun Kids in Jail Life with Murder Out of Mind, Out of Sight NCR: Not Criminally Responsible Because We Are Girls

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The Canadian Criminal Justice System (Ages 18+)

Crime and justice take many forms—some seemingly cut and dry while others are more involved and complex. This selection of films examines the issues from all aspects and perspectives, ranging from that of incarcerated teenagers to a family struck by grief at the actions of one of their own.

Pour visionner cette sélection en français, cliquez ici.

Films in This Playlist Include
Conviction
nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
Waseskun
Kids in Jail
Life with Murder
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
Because We Are Girls

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  • Conviction
    Conviction
    Nance Ackerman ,  Ariella Pahlke , … 2019 1 h 17 min
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  • nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
    nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up
    Tasha Hubbard 2019 1 h 38 min
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  • Waseskun
    Waseskun
    Steve Patry 2016 1 h 21 min
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  • Kids in Jail
    Kids in Jail
    Larry Lynn 2013 45 min
    With unprecedented access, this documentary paints an intimate, complex portrait of kids in jail. The film raises difficult yet vital questions about at-risk youth and young offenders, and asks: Should we be doing more to help them?
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  • Life with Murder
    Life with Murder
    John Kastner 2010 1 h 34 min
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  • Out of Mind, Out of Sight
    Out of Mind, Out of Sight
    John Kastner 2014 1 h 27 min
    This feature documentary profiles four residents of the Brockville Mental Health Centre, a forensic psychiatric hospital for people who have committed violent crimes. Four patients—two men and two women—struggle to gain control over their lives so they can return to a society that often fears and demonizes them. Shrouded in stigma, institutions like this one are places into which patients disappear from public view for years.

    Four-time Emmy winner John Kastner was granted unprecedented access to the Brockville facility for 18 months, allowing 46 patients and 75 staff to share their experiences with stunning frankness.
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  • NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
    NCR: Not Criminally Responsible
    John Kastner 2013 1 h 39 min
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  • Because We Are Girls
    Because We Are Girls
    Baljit Sangra 2019 1 h 22 min
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