What are we doing to our children, locked up, locked out

United States, 1973

Film
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A poignant case history of a damaged, unstable family and a child’s resultant antisocial behavioral problems. Issues arising from this case are child advocacy in the courts and the rehabilitative effect of jailing juvenile delinquents. From the series CBS reports.

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Credits

producer/director

Isaac Kleinerman

production company

CBS

Duration

00:28:57:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011808

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child welfare

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquency

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquency - Prevention

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Juvenile delinquents

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Juvenile delinquents - Education

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child welfare

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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