- 1980s
- crime
- hidden camera
- petty criminal
- gang
- theft
- taking drugs
- under arrest
- conviction
- found footage
- criminal as protagonist
- newark
- new jersey
- usa
One Year in a Life of Crime (1989)
Documentary maker Jon Alpert follows three petty criminals in Newark. Filmed by a hidden camera, the three are stealing, using drugs, getting caught and convicted.