American JusticeSeason 31994 · 27 episodesEpisodes1Mass Murder: An American TragedyCharles Whitman kills his mother and wife, then fires from a University of Texas tower.2The Hostage TakersProminent cases show how police deal with hostage situations.3The Wrong ManProfiles of people who have been falsely accused and imprisoned.4Great HeistsIn 1950 the Brinks robbery nets $2.85FugitivesHow the American legal system deals with fugitives, focusing on John List, a killer who eluded the FBI for more than a decade.6Death PenaltyCapital punishment; Caryl Chessman; Gary Gilmore; Sister Helen Prejean ministers to death-row inmates.7Juvenile JusticeYouthful offenders; teens shoot British tourist.8Mob RatsJoseph Valachi and Peter Maas are featured in this look at mobsters who turn against fellow criminals and help law enforcement agencies convict them.10War CrimesNuremberg, My Lai and other war-crime trials.11Satan, Rituals and AbuseCases of psychological manipulation.12Lorena Bobbitt: Women and ViolenceIncreasing violence in society; battered women.13Prison JusticeViolence and behavior codes in America's prisons.14Pleading InsaneJohn Hinckley Jr.; Daniel Sickles kills Francis Scott Key's son; the McNaughton rule; Kimberly Martin.15Cops on TrialFrank Serpico and Robert Leuci uncover corruption in the New York Police Department.16Fighting Words: The First AmendmentThe Supreme Court broadly defines free speech; Nazis march in Skokie, Ill.17Jim Bakker: Crime in the Name of GodCon artists who use religion for gain.18The Great Brink's HeistIn one of the most daring robberies in history, the 1950 Brink's robbery netted thieves more than $2.7 million.19Reginald Denny: Jury Under SiegeMedia pressure, fear and prejudice may affect jury decisions.20Attack at WacoHow the authorities may have misjudged David Koresh and the situation at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.21Sex, Lies and HarassmentThe Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas case brings sexual-harassment issues under scrutiny.22GangbustersNew York gang moves into Boston; Iowa street gang is implicated in a murder.23The Attica Riot: Chaos Behind BarsPrison uprisings; 1971 Attica riot; New Mexico State Penitentiary.24Private EyesPrivate investigators are the cowboys of law enforcement.25Prostitution: Sex and the LawProfiling the lives of street-corner hookers and high-class Hollywood call girls and examining how they are brought to justice.26The StingSting operations; Marion Barry; John DeLorean.27Riot: The Chicago Conspiracy TrialEvents leading up to Chicago's 1968 anti-war riots; the "conspiracy to commit riot" trials.28Divorce WarsAn examination of the evolution of divorce in the United States.Season 1Season 2Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7Season 8Season 9Season 10Season 11Season 12Season 13Season 14Season 15Season 16
