NCJ Number
66313
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
DESIGNED FOR JUNIOR AND HIGH SCHOOL AUDIENCES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, THE FILM IS INTENDED TO PREVENT SHOPLIFTING BY SHOWING ITS EFFECTS ON TWO POPULAR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Abstract
STUDENTS FROM THREE HIGH SCHOOLS HELPED WRITE THE SCRIPT FOR THIS FILM, NARRATED BY A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, WHO REMEMBERS HOW THE LIVES OF TWO OF HIS CLASSMATES WERE CHANGED BECAUSE THEY SHOPLIFTED. THE FILM FOLLOWS A POPULAR CHEERLEADER THROUGH A SHOPLIFTING INCIDENT AND HER SUBSEQUENT RESIGNATION FROM CLASS OFFICE. IT ALSO FOLLOWS THE ARREST, RELEASE ON PROBATION, REARREST AND SUBSEQUENT IMPRISONMENT OF A CLASS FOOTBALL HERO. AS THE FILM ENDS, THE NARRATOR RETURNS HOME FROM COLLEGE TO SEE HIS FORMER CLASSMATE, NOW AN EX-OFFENDER, WORKING AT A GAS STATION. MUSIC ACCOMPANIES THE FILM. (AOP)