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The Thin Blue Line
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
, 1h43
Directed by Errol Morris
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors Errol Morris, Marianne Leone Cooper

The story began on Thanksgiving weekend in 1976. In October 1976, 28-year-old Randall Adams and his brother had left Ohio. They were driving to California. En route, they arrived in Dallas on the night of Thanksgiving, Thursday 25 November 1976. The next morning, Adams was offered a job. On Saturday, 27 November Adams went to start work at his new job but no one turned up because it was a weekend. On the way home, his car ran out of fuel.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
, 1h31
Directed by Errol Morris
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Documentary
Themes Prison films, Films about racism, Films about religion, Documentary films about racism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about religion, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films about Jews and Judaism, Documentary films about World War II, Documentary films about law enforcement, Négationnisme
Actors Errol Morris

Using film made at American prisons, Leuchter talked about his upbringing where his father was a corrections officer. Through his family associations, young Leuchter claimed he was able to witness an execution performed in an electric chair. Leuchter's impression of the event was that the electric chairs used by American prisons were unsafe and often ineffective. The event led him to design modifications to the device that were adopted by many American states.
West of Memphis
West of Memphis (2012)
, 2h27
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors Peter Jackson, Henry Rollins, Johnny Depp

Dix-neuf ans après avoir été incarcérés pour le meurtre de trois enfants de 8 ans à West Memphis, trois adolescents voient les charges contre eux s'étioler.
News Items
News Items (1983)
, 1h48
Directed by Raymond Depardon
Origin France
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about the labor movement, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur le monde du travail, Documentary films about cities, Documentary films about law enforcement

Au début de l'été 1982, le quotidien de policiers du commissariat du 5e arrondissement de Paris est filmé à travers plusieurs « faits divers » : dépositions de personnes désorientées ou tenant des propos incohérents, interpellations, règlements à l'amiable de disputes, interventions sur des tentatives de suicide, etc.
In Prison My Whole Life
In Prison My Whole Life (2008)
, 1h39
Directed by Marc Evans
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Films about terrorism, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Documentary films about politics, Documentary films about terrorism, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors Mos Def, Snoop Dogg

Au moment même où William Francome nait, le 9 décembre 1981, un homme est arrêté pour le meurtre d’un policier de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique. Cet homme est noir, journaliste et ancien Black Panther. Il s’appelle Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss (2011)
, 1h46
Directed by Werner Herzog
Origin German
Genres Documentary, Crime
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Films about capital punishment, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors Werner Herzog

The film profiles Michael Perry, a man on death row convicted of murdering Sandra Stotler, a fifty-year-old nurse of German descent. He was suspected, but never charged, in two other murders which occurred in Conroe, Texas. Perry was convicted eight years earlier of the October 2001 murder, apparently committed in order to steal a car for a joyride. Perry denies that he was responsible for the killings.
Scared Straight!
Scared Straight! (1978)
, 52minutes
Directed by Arnold Shapiro
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Prison films, Documentary films about law, Documentary films about law enforcement
Actors Peter Falk, Danny Glover

Le documentaire, filmé dans la prison d'État de l'East Jersey, raconte la vie d'un groupe de jeunes délinquants qui rencontrent des condamnés à perpétuité, qui font en sorte de les effrayer (d'où le titre Scared Straight!) pour leur éviter la prison.
Just Another Missing Kid
Just Another Missing Kid (1981)
, 1h30
Origin Canada
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about children, Documentary films about law, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about law enforcement

Le 10 juillet 1978, un jeune homme de 19 ans part de chez lui à Ottawa pour aller au Colorado, mais disparait quelque part au Nebraska. Le documentaire montre comment sa famille et les enquêteurs essayent de retrouver sa trace.
Your Neighbor's Son
Your Neighbor's Son (1976)

Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about law, Documentary films about law enforcement

The documentary dramatizes the recruiting and training of a number of young men into the Greek police force during the military junta rule. A number of otherwise decent young men are selected based on a number of traits viewed as exploitable by the recruiters: illiterate, anti-communist, young and male, drawing comparisons to the Cambodian torturers at Tuol Sleng, many of whom were under 19 years old.