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The Professional Criminal (1958-00-00)
About this film
The special guest this episode is Fred T. Wilkinson. Mr. Wilkinson is warden at the U.S. Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., the Federal Bureau of Prisons' maximum security institution. Criminologist Joseph D. Lohman describes the professional criminal, a special type of inmate who is found at all levels of the penal system. The "Professional" is the product of a career in crime. Part of that career often reflects experience in penal institutions. Film clips are used to demonstrate aspects of prison life that can develop such personalities. One such inmate is interviewed and his characteristics are observed. With Wilkinson, Lohman discusses his attitudes toward life, his fellow man and his occupation. Ways in which penologists work to avoid such development are explored. (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Directors & creators
WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, Criminology, Professional criminals, Penology, Prisons, Criminal justice system, Sociology, Criminal psychology, Joseph D. Lohman, Fred T. Wilkinson, Recidivism, Prison administration, Habitual offenders, Criminal behavior, Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Penitentiary (Atlanta, Ga.), Rehabilitation, Social deviance, Inmate subculture, Law enforcement, 1950s, Educational television, Situational offenders, Compulsive offenders, Criminogenic processes, Correctional institutions
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