Police and the Mentally Ill (2 Vols)

Synopsis

Two collections of short industrial films spanning four decades.
Vol 1. POLICE AND THE MENTALLY ILL is an educational film for police officers offering advice if they are confronted by a mentally ill criminal. How to deal with a woman who thinks her heart is missing and her nose is growing; how to stop a mad bomber before he strikes; how to handle crazy, mixed up drug fuelLed teenagers. The disc also features SYMPTOMS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA an industrial film made in 1935 detailing the behaviours of institutionalized schizophrenics and a mind-blowing short, EXPERIMENTS IN THE REVIVAL OF ORGANISM, demonstrating how to keep a severed dog’s head alive!

Vol 2. A compilation of films focusing on police, crime, criminals and juvenile delinquents. The first film in the collection, BOOKED FOR SAFEKEEPING, is a training film made for the New Orleans police force that teaches them how to handle a mentally ill person in a time of danger. Made in 1960, this film is a great time capsule of the era. Other short films on this disc include: Don’t Talk to Strangers; Police Dogs in Action; Profile in Blue; Safety Patrol; Saint Paul police Detectives (amazing stop action animation short); This is Your Police Department; Boy in Court; The Stranger; What About Juvenile Delinquency?; Why Vandalism?;

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of production

1930-1969

Notes

NB. This is a DVD-R not a factory-produced DVD so the quality may not be too good.

Subjects

Social Studies; Psychology; Mental Health and Counselling

Keywords

archive films; behavioural psychology; criminology; mental illness; police; training; United States of America

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 0 NTSC

Price

$14.99 each

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

60, 180 minutes

Year

2008

Distributor

Name

5 Minutes to Live

Email

contact@5MTL.COM

Web

http://5mtl.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+1 404-217-3241

Address

P.O. Box 941484
Atlanta
Ga 31141-1484
USA