GANG AFTERMATH

1300-48, 47 minutes, 2005 This film follows former gang members and gang associates who have put their destructive pasts behind them. Their stories reveal truths about their former lives and may help to prevent others from making similar mistakes. Request

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THE TEEN FILES: THE TRUTH ABOUT VIOLENCE

1300-46, 57 minutes, 2001 This explosive documentary provides information on teen violence, conflict resolution, youth-at-risk, behavioral choices and decision making, and gangs. Students’ understanding of the correlation between risky behavior, violence and their personal well-being is reinforced when seen through the eyes of eight Los Angeles teens.   Request

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DATE RAPE/ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIPS

1300-46, 21 minutes, 2002 Identifies and effectively demonstrates the warning signs and behaviors that typify abusive relationships and characterize date rape. It further reveals the often frightening, physically violent and emotionally traumatic results of these unhealthy and destructive relationships. Whether perpetrator or victim, the importance of personal responsibility is stressed,...

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BOYS AND GUNS

#1300-39, 22 minutes, 2001 In this program, ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer investigates the dangerous fascination kids have with guns. In two filmed experiments arranged with parental consent at community centers, police officers placed disabled handguns in locations where teenagers could find them. The results were startling: male teenagers, excite...

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