The Criminal Man; Weather Maps, Calendars and Crime

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Title:
The Criminal Man; Weather Maps, Calendars and Crime
Description:
Folklore ascribes to weather, phase of the moon, fire, darkness and light, are an influence on crime. There may be a slight correlation. Dramatic episodes show bad weather keeping people inside under close and crowded conditions which may cause bad tempers with resultant explosions; a dark alley being more conducive to crime than a lighted street. But these are second-hand effects. Dr. Kelley summarizes the faulty explanations thus far given and indicates the new direction the series will follow. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) Continues the discussion of folk lore connected with crime. Points out that a slight correlation may exist between criminality and the weather, phase of the moon, fire, darkness and light. Uses vignettes to show how bad weather and dimly lit areas serve as second-hand causes of crime. (Description from NET Film Service Catalog 1960) The Criminal Man is a definitive study of the cause, prevention and treatment of crime by the late Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist and professor of criminology at the University of California. The series, which takes its title from Lombrosos original work in the last century, incorporates a great number of dramatic re-enactments using highly skilled actors and films as illustrations. Dr. Kelley uses the first six episodes to define crime and criminals and to destroy the myth, folklore and common superstitions which have long surrounded crime. The second group of episodes analyzes the true causes of crime and posts guides to the prevention of these causes. The two final episodes look at current penal policies and their weaknesses regarding rehabilitation. Dr. Kelley indicates the lines of penological progress which he thinks would provide the greatest benefit to society. The 20 half-hour episodes that comprise this series were originally recorded on videotape. Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist and professor of criminology at the University of California, gained national reputation as a brilliant theoretical and practical criminologist at the time of his work as consulting psychiatrist at the Nuremberg Trials. The public also remembers his testimony in the Stephanie Bryant kidnap-murder case. Dr. Kelley was a Rockefeller Fellow at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, and at that time (1940-41), he compiled clinical contributions for Dr. Bruno Klopfers book, The Rorschach Technique. His studies at the University of California led to his receiving and AB in 1933, his MD in 1937 and to his residency in psychiatry from 1937 to 1938. he studied also at Columbia University. He was married in 1940 and was the father of three children. During World War II he was a lieutenant colonel. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Production company:
KQED-TV (Television station : San Francisco, Calif.)
Host:
Kelley, Douglas M.
Date:
1958
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
Library of Congress
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Library of Congress > The Criminal Man
Subjects:
Education
Law Enforcement and Crime
Social Issues
Extent:
00:28:57.046
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-s17sn0249d
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Notes:
Episode Number: 6