Encyclopedia of Criminal Language video

Encyclopedia of Criminal Language video. Learning Objectives for this video:

• History of Criminal Language. Study the History of Criminal Language. Learn the inner workings of criminals and the criminal justice system by examining the lingo and language of criminals and police.
• Explore the meaning and usage of more than sixteen thousand current and historic words and phrases used by police, detectives, forensic scientists, criminologists, and criminals.
• Discover the criminal origins of words and phrases such as 'sucker' and 'ace in the hole'.
• Survey the linguistic history of crime as well as factual accounts of assassinations, murders, organized crime, con artists and confidence games, and western lawmen and outlaws.
• Learn about the history of criminal language through the eyes of award-winning true-crime writer Jay Robert Nash.
• Discover the many benefits of using online video for visual learning. Educational video for teaching the K-12 curriculum provides online learning for children and students of all ages and abilities. Using subtitled video - or video with closed captions - enables children to choose between watching, listening to, or reading each presentation whichever best suites their individual learning style. A wonderful option particularly for dyslexia and special needs education.