Episode of Series “Canada carries on”.
A report on life and conditions in one of Canada’s penal institutions, illustrating current trends in the treatment of criminals. Defiant and contemptuous of society, a young first offender is brought to a federal penitentiary. The film shows the descipline, the confinement and the rigid routines which are part of a prisoner’s expiation for crime. It also deals with the challenge, now recognized by penitentiary authorities - either to change the prisoner into a law-abiding citizen or to have them come back a repeater - and with the new psychological approach which endeavours to determine the basic causes of a person’s wrong-doing.
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ACMI Identifier
008235
Language
English
Subject categories
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers
Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Prison films
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Crime prevention
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prison discipline
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prison psychology
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners - Attitudes
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Prisoners - Rehabilitation
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Recidivism
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Rehabilitation of criminals
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Attitude change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Recidivism
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Attitude change
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude change
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Prison psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)