Criminal Justice

The Project
Sixteen interactions, each with 1-3 interviews and supporting content. Investigate

What We Did
The publisher provided
• 16 topic areas, correlated to the supported text
• suggestions on what type of person to interview (e.g.; a warden)
• supporting content, VO script and sample forms (e.g.; a photo line up)

We researched, contacted and interviewed suitable professionals. We edited each interview from 45-90 minutes down to about 15 minutes and cut into brief clips answering specific questions.

We designed and built a shell to house the interviews as well as the supporting content. We recorded the VO and added all navigation and audio control. The videos utilize progressive downloading so that even the longest clips begin playing almost immediately after the student clicks.

Interaction Design Services
• Research and schedule interviews
• Tape interviews, pedagogical editing and preparing for the web
• Graphic and Motion Graphic Design
• Information Architecture, Navigation, Usability
• Illustration and Animation
• Audio and Narration
• Interaction Navigation and Custom Video Controller

The final product included:
23 interviews in 16 cities from Maine to Texas with over six hours of interviews including:
• Police Officers
• a Circuit Court Judge
• a Warden
• a Chief of Police
• FBI Special Agent
• Secret Service Special Agent
• District Attorney
• Prosecutor
• Juvenile Defender
• Sheriff
• Parole Officers
• Homeland Security Agent
• TSA Agent
• Prison Security Officer, Gang Specialist
• Convicted Felon / Counselor
• Police Historian