The world has changed after September 11th. It’s changed because we’re no longer safe. These words were used by the George W. Bush, elected President of the United States in 2000, to dictate the political direction for the 21st century. Whereas Americans launched attacks relatively quickly, first on Afghanistan and later on Iraq, based on falsified evidence, doubts about the official explanation o
Evidence from Switzerland suggests that prescribing heroin can reduce crime and increase levels of employment among addicts. While still illegal in the UK, cannabis was downgraded to a category C drug in January 2004. Would drug legalisation really reduce crime overall, and would it make drug use any safer?Based on rigorous research and interviews with experts, the programme hears the arguments
What choices do white South Africans make when addressing their fears of crime and violence? Some are well resourced while others are ingeniously resourceful. The consequences are regression and isolation or freedom from fear.Like crocodiles, fearful and well-resourced people can survive without evolving. But some people refuse to submit to their fears. For them, the future is an unknown country
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most feared and misunderstood of all neurological medical conditions. Despite over 200 scientific papers being published on this neurological condition every year, it remains stigmatised and controversial. Yet some doctors don’t even believe it exists.One in 20 school children are affected by ADHD, and over one million adults in the UK are
Each year in Britain, we lock up 2,000 school-age children. Vinney Green Secure Unit locks up some of the youngest and the most troubled; the kids no one else can manage – whether they are a danger to each other, or a danger to themselves. Filmed over a year, with unprecedented access to the unit, the children and the staff who care for them, this extraordinary series tells their stories and finds
Documentary about the current state of events in the world, and a detailed analysis of the system of control that has us at the edge of losing many of our rights and freedoms. Where did this begin? How did we let it all happen? What is the solution?Features many clips from experts and celebrities who all feel that there needs to be a change on earth, a global spiritual awakening within the hum
Princes of Yen is a film based off of a book by Professor Richard Werner who was a researcher that visited the Bank of Japan during the 90's crash which saw the market fall by about 80% and house prices rise 84%. The film sets about revealing the real cause behind this and how once beaten in World War II it's society was molded to suit the plans of those in power, to which the citizens themselves
Florida Man is a film by director Sean Dunne, it is a honest examination of the human oddities which can be found populating the streets of Florida. Dunne makes it his mission to interact with those whom typically would go unnoticed as you went about your daily business. We are introduced to a variety of interesting characters who are more than happy to share their perspective on what it is like t
It has been over 20 years since Chigaco began to rewrite a chapter of its own story, a story tucked away in the shadows of its famous skyline closing an era shrouded in an ambiguous past, as past that if not remembered will soon be forgotten. This story's legacy, the violence and poverty that plagued Chicago's hyper-segregated communities, but what is known about the systems that created them, th