In the city of Sunnyvale California, there is a street named America street. Families of many different backgrounds live on the street and in the immediate neighborhood. It's a melting pot of America in miniature. What are the feelings, the attitudes, the texture of life on America Street? What do these Americans think about America as it is today? For if we are to approach the reality of the American experiment in democracy we must know, understand, and respond to the opinions of America Street. We ask you to imagine that you are overhearing a discussion among the residents of America Street as occasionally compared and contrasted with an informed opinion from other sources.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/america-street-usa/
#5 Crime and police in America
Current statistics indicate that crime rates are rising in America. While there may be some controversy about the exact meaning of crime rate statistics, there can be no doubt of that. Criminal behavior is a serious problem. We asked several questions about the meaning of criminal behavior in America. Does it for example indicate a decline in moral values as well as the obvious question what should be done about it? We also asked some questions about our first line of defense against criminal behavior of the police. Are they doing their job or, on the other hand, do the police themselves sometimes misbehaver example by engaging in harassment of citizens?