Scared Straight! was a documentary directed by Arnold Shapiro and released in 1978. Arnold Shapiro (born 1941 is an Academy Award and 16-time Emmy Award-winning Television producer and writer The year 1978 in film involved some significant events Top grossing films (U
The subject of the documentary was a group of cocky teenaged juvenile delinquents and the attempts to make them end their criminal ways by introducing them to actual convicts. Juvenile delinquency refers to criminal acts performed by juveniles Most Legal systems prescribe specific procedures for dealing with juveniles such as Filmed at Rahway State Prison, a group of inmates known as the "lifers" berate, scream at, and terrify the young hoodlums and attempt to "scare them straight" (hence the film's title) by showing an ugly, harsh presentation of the realities of prison life. East Jersey State Prison, better known by its original name Rahway State Prison, was established in 1896 as the first reformatory in New Jersey A prison, penitentiary, or correctional facility is a place in which individuals are physically confined or interned and usually deprived of a range of At film's end, the teenagers decide that they don't want to end up in jail. The movie's narration was provided by Peter Falk. Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning
The film was followed by Scared Straight! Another Story (1980), Scared Straight! 10 Years Later (1987), and (on MTV and UPN) Scared Straight! 20 Years Later (1999). MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven The last sequel, hosted by Danny Glover, showed that the majority of the teens in the original program were, in fact, "scared straight" and went on to lead happy, productive lives. Danny Lebern Glover (born July 22 1946 is an American Actor, Film director, and Political activist.
The documentary was shown on television in the late 1970s. It was aired uncensored and marked the first time that the word "fuck" was broadcast on many networks. Fuck is an English Word that as a Verb, means "to have Sexual intercourse "
The film won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature in 1978. The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for Documentary films Controversies Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) It also won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Individual Achievement–Informational Program and Outstanding Informational Program.
As a result of the film, many states introduced "scared straight" programs in an attempt to rehabilitate young delinquents. The effectiveness of such programs has been questioned, most significantly by a meta-analysis of seven such programs by Anthony Petrosino et al. (2002, updated 2003), which found that "scared straight" programs not only failed to deter crime, but actually led to more offending behavior. [1]
Teenagers in the 1978 and 1980 documentaries ranged from 15- to 19-year-old repeat offenders of crimes ranging from petty theft and public intoxication to gambling, counterfeiting and racketeering. It should be noted that none of the individuals in the original documentary were ever convicted of a felony. Most were from the tri-state (Connecticut, New Jersey and New York) area and agreed to accept the experiment in lieu of jail time and/or probation/public service. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The producers asked for a range of youth that came from poor inner-city neighborhoods to the affluent suburbs of New York City. The recidivism rate of the original two casts was less than 10%. Recidivism ( IPA: /ɹɪˈsɪdɪvɪzm̩/ From recidive + ism, from Latin recidīvus "recurring" from re-
The original cast included a drug dealer and counterfeit document manufacturer from Westchester County (Mikie C), a gang member from Jersey City (Jerome Watts), an arsonist and bomb builder from Bridgeport (Jon Shipiro), the son of a Mafia informant (Carlo Gallo), and a 17-year-old chop shop parts dealer and car thief from the Bronx (Jesus Rodriguiez). Westchester County is a primarily Suburban county located in the U Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.
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- United States Congress. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses House Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources (June 4, 1979), Oversight on Scared Straight - Hearings Before the House Subcommittee on Human Resources, 96th Congress, 1st Session, June 4th, Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, p. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The Government Printing Office (GPO is an agency of the legislative branch of the United States federal government. 356 of 380
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