INSTRUCTION: The links below take you to video clips taken from Reel Justice, which is a unique movie that is centered on a sexual assault that takes place in a college town. It allows students to explore course concepts and terminology in a relevant and meaningful context. Movie segments are augmented by a robust array of review and assessment features. Students can explore a wide variety of criminal justice issues firsthand including criminal responsibility, theories of crime causation, civil vs. criminal law, police roles, functions, and ethics, the courts, and more. Master course concepts more completely than they could by just reading any text. Read the introduction, answer the following questions below and discuss your answers with your classmates and instructor.

Chapter 6 Video: Broadband (2284.0K)

Chapter 6 Video: Dial-Up (284.0K)

In this scene, Officer Jordan and his ride-along choose to go on foot patrol, a policing technique that largely fell out of favor with the advent of the automobile. Should foot patrols be revitalized, as they have been in numerous cities? How does your perception of police protection and personal safety differ when you see an officer drive by in a patrol car versus an officer who is out walking the beat?