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- StarsHuey MorganRonCrossA docu-series that provides an inside look into various illegal activities and black markets around the world, where drugs, firearms and even people are reduced to mere commodities.
- StarsMike SecherAlex Cameron DimezDerrick HesseleinDocumentary style show that explores in depth how drugs in modern day society are sold, processed, and how police are cracking down on it.
- CreatorMarielle SkourasStarsCornell WomackChristian CipolliniI. Elijah BaughmanGangsters: America's Most Evil is a cinematic documentary series that explores the rise and fall of some of the most nefarious and notorious criminals brought to justice by the United States government.
- StarsJulian SherSteve CookJamal NeffFollows the evolution and power of gangs across the United States and abroad.
- StarsIan BellCraig Thomas RivelaRich GraffMaking of the Mob, is an eight-part docudrama that begins in 1905 and spans more than 50 years, tracing the original five families that led to the modern American Mafia, including the rise of Charles Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Bugsy Siegel.
- StarsSalvatore PolisiKenneth CarrellaJames ZeissDocumentary film about the Italian Mafia and their organized crime activities in USA, mainly New York, between the '60's to mid '90's. Well documented with plenty of interviews and original footage. Story told by ex-members of Mafia, FBI agents and prosecutors at that time, cops and journalists. It explains how they functioned, the rule of silence called Omerta, which five families ruled New York and how; and also how the FBI and US government managed to dismantle them after 30 years of the crime syndicate being untouchable. Listen to what Rudy Giuliani, Joseph D. Pistone aka 'Donnie Brasco' and many others had to say about it.
- StarsColin TierneySelwyn RaabThomas ReppettoTold by those who brought them to justice, this takes you through the rise and fall of some of the mafia's most notorious outlaws.
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsTim FoleyJosé Manuel 'El Doctor' MirelesPaco ValenciaFilmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S.-Mexican border.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsNelson AndreuEdna BuchananRandy ChristmasEnglish In 1980s Miami, cocaine traffickers brought unprecedented violence. This story shows how Miami became the drug, murder and money center of America.
- DirectorShaul SchwarzNarco Cultura (Spanish, English subtitles) takes viewers behind the scenes of narcocorridos, the most explosive and violent music subculture in America.
- StarsMartin ShortAladena FratiannoJoseph CantalupoThe True Story Of The Mafia.
- DirectorBilly CorbenStarsNelson AndreuJorge AyalaGriselda BlancoThe sequel follows cocaine dealer Charles Crosby beginning in 1991 on the inner-city streets of Oakland, California. The story of Griselda Blanco is presented in greater depth.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsTio HardimanAmeena MatthewsToya BateyA year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.
- DirectorErrol MorrisStarsRandall AdamsDavid HarrisGus RoseA film that successfully argued that a man was wrongly convicted for murder by a corrupt justice system in Dallas County, Texas.
- "Red Mafia" reveals the corruption and embezzlement at the heart of the Soviet Union. This timely and stylish documentary series offers fascinating insight into the origins of modern, post-Soviet Russia.
- DirectorDavid BuksbaumStarsMartin AgronskyClarence Earl GideonArthur GoldbergA documentary on a celebrated U.S. Supreme Court case.
- DirectorAlan SwyerStarsSteve BinderSandy BorumJody BoyleIt's More Expensive To Do Nothing brings us into the dark and often forgotten world of criminal justice. Those who suffer the cycles of institutionalization, the complexities of implementing remediation and the programs that have worked to make life after prison possible. Award winning director Alan Swyer and Humane Exposures films, bring together a compelling range of voices - including experts in the field of criminology, service providers and ex-cons, to construct a concise overview of how the 'system' is failing to motivate criminals and addicts to change their behaviors to that of a more productive lifestyle.
- DirectorDawn PorterFollows three young, committed Public Defenders who are dedicated to working for the people society would rather forget. Long hours, low pay and staggering caseloads are so common that even the most committed often give up.
- 2002–20177.2 (9)TV EpisodeDirectorRachel JardineStarsDenis LawsonVic GatrellSeán McConvilleThe film investigates the ways school, religion and the justice service have been involved with corporal punishment and how it's imposition has also provoked debate from a sexual aspect.
- 2002–20178.0 (12)TV EpisodeDirectorFrancis WelchStarsDenis LawsonHarry PotterVic GatrellThe history of capital punishment, including the protocol of public execution and the science of hanging. Archive information reveals the offences that resulted in the gallows and how children as young as seven were hanged.
- StarsTony RobinsonThis series explores the evolution of law and the "rights of man" in Great Britain: from Chieftains, to Feudal Lords, to the Divine Right of Kings, to a modern independent judiciary in which no one--not even Monarchs are above the law.
- DirectorBarry GreenwaldAn unflinching look at ex-convicts, their parole officers and therapists, and the process that eases ex-cons back into society. For ten months, this cinema verite documentary followed the lives of seven men on the brink of freedom -- six deemed at high risk to reoffend -- as they struggled to remain on the right side of the law.
- StarsHarry PritchettDouglas A. RobbsAndrew J. RodneyA closer look at murder investigations that required law enforcement to untangle a complicated web of relationships in order to uncover the truth.
- StarsRuss HarrisRobert OlausenGlenn NelsonReal stories from real victims shown in re-enactments about how Stepmothers go from abusive parents to outright murderers.
- StarsRoss HuguetBryan EdwardsJames J. WilsonEvery second of every day, millions of Americans are caught on security cameras. Most of them are honest citizens going about their daily lives. But a few are guilty of unspeakable crimes.
- StarsJoe AlaskeyAnthony D. CallCarey Jones"Things like that don't happen here," they always say. These are the shocking murder mysteries that haunt small town America. We'll discover the dark secrets that lie just beneath the outwardly wholesome surface of America's heartland.
- CreatorJames FarrStarsTish IcetonDavid BacqueCraig CyrTrue crime show about conflicts between neighbors that go terribly wrong.
- CreatorChristine ConnorStarsMarc A. HermannMichelle McNamaraJohn MirabellaA look back at famous cases from the past.
- StarsSteve CookGlenn H. AllenJean V. AlexanderMoss-covered trees, dead-end trails, creaky docks, and mangrove forests are the ominous backdrops for the murkiest of mysteries.
- StarsKathryn KlvanaAmanda HastingsKc GuyerThese mama's boys face an ultimatum - choose the missus or mommy dearest - but after their wives threaten divorce, turf wars rage into a matter of life or death when the maniacal mothers-in-law enlist hit men instead. From how to cook and clean to how to raise their children, these women must find their inner strength to escape before it's too late.
- StarsPerry NortonColin PriceBrian McDonaldBaffling crimes and the clues that lead to the killer. Chilling reenactments of the victim's last days and the toll the deaths took on family and friends along with interviews and commentary from the real life detectives that tracked down the killer and crack the case.
- StarsMike GoralDean CampbellKindall ChartersThis show follows criminal investigators as they uncover the stories behind brutal killings. With the help of forensic evidence, old fashioned legwork and years of dogged determination, detectives and D.A.'s convict murderers and deliver justice to families mourning their dead.
- StarsLawrence MoranBrenda StrongBettina ZimmermannReal life cases about families and the murders that tore them apart.
- StarsMatt GulbransonRobert OlausenCandice 'CJ' JohnsonThere's something oddly fascinating about twins. Maybe it's the secret languages they create, their identical facade, or the rumors about how one can feel when the other is hurt. But when one twin turns bad, does the other stay pure of heart? Channeling sibling rivalries and deadly childhood pacts, Evil Twins follows true-crime mysteries surrounding real-life cases of these evil archetypes. Each episode reveals shocking stories of twins on the edge, from those who sleep with their twin's husband and set them up for murder to those who steal their identities and even come back from the dead.
- StarsJ.V. MartinKieran GallagherPaul SchultzIce Cold Killers is a true crime documentary set in the harshest of climates that are as cold as the killers it features. Each episode details the sadistic acts of a murderer against an environment that is as unforgiving, as they are to their victims.
- StarsGreg DiefenbachJames DavenjayDorian LoughTells the tales of mysterious murders that rocked small-town America.
- StarsJosh CasaubonJoe KendaCarl MarinoThrough re-enactments, discussions with investigation teams, and interviews with victims' families and other involved persons, the show highlights Lt. Joe Kenda's successes with his 387 homicide case history and 92% solution rate.
- StarsMocean MelvinJamie HanesBryan MasseyJust when you thought you knew who did it, a tip comes in that changes the direction of the case and shifts suspicion.
- CreatorLynn BoothStarsEli GabayJudith MawsonEli GabayLives are turned upside down when the twisted predators in these cases turn out to be THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. Upon looking in her brother's bag, a woman finds devastating evidence linking him to the disappearance of multiple women, a devoted father of three may be attacking women in the neighborhood, and a son suspects his stepmom buried evidence of his father's death in her garden.
- StarsKathleen GarrettSkoti CollinsDavid HillIn SOLVED career defining cases are presented by investigators. Forensic analysts, trace evidence experts, crime scene technicians, forensic document examiners, forensic linguistics, handwriting experts and computer forensic specialists add their incredible investigation techniques to help solve compelling murder cases.
- StarsErryn ArkinOlivia StambouliahSteve LiebmannCrime investigation Australia takes you deep into the Most horrific crimes Australia has ever seen.
- StarsBill KurtisDave ReichertKathy MillsCold Case Files shows how timing, persistence and high-tech police work combine to catch people who have slipped through the cracks for decades.
- CreatorPaul DowlingStarsPeter ThomasTom BevelSkip PalenikA series featuring detailed accounts on how notable crimes and diseases were solved through forensic science.
- CreatorJudy TygardStarsPeter Van SantErin MoriartyMaureen MaherOne of television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
- DirectorBarbara LeibovitzStarsOsama bin LadenGeorge W. BushJohn DillingerAn overview of the FBI and its activities, duties, and departments, especially focusing on post-9/11 counter-terrosist divisions, but also includes a brief history of the FBI government institution.
- A documentary about the American Civil Liberties Union, an organization founded in 1920 to ensure that the constitutional rights of American citizens are not being violated by private and/or governmental agencies.
- DirectorOfra BikelStarsWill LymanIt is centerpiece of America's judicial process: trial by jury system that places a defendant's fate in hands of a jury of one's peers.***