Kid Criminals
Overview
Kid Criminals delves into the unsettling reality of over 70,000 minors incarcerated in the United States at any given moment. This gripping documentary series takes viewers inside high-security juvenile facilities, where young offenders share their harrowing stories and the circumstances that led them to commit their shocking crimes. Through intimate interviews and raw footage, the show illuminates the complex lives of these children, challenging perceptions of youth crime and the justice system. Each episode reveals a different tale of lost potential and the stark realities faced by young criminals behind bars.
Episodes
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1
America's Youngest Sex Offenders
This episode delves into the C complex at Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility, where the youngest sex offenders are held. These individuals face ...
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Pilot (1)
Hanson is assigned to the Jump Street unit, a unique branch of the police that employs youthful officers to go undercover and tackle youth-related cri...
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Pilot (2)
Hanson is placed in the Jump Street unit, a unique branch of the police that employs young officers to work undercover and combat youth crime. His ini...
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3
America, What a Town
Hoffs goes undercover to protect a reckless exchange student from the Eastern Bloc, ensuring she stays out of trouble. Meanwhile, Hanson and Penhall s...
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4
Don't Pet the Teacher
Hanson comes to the aid of a woman stranded with car issues, and they end up making plans for a date. It soon becomes clear that she is a teacher rece...
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5
My Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Hanson and Penhall go undercover to join a privileged preppie group as they look into a prank that tragically resulted in a girl’s death.
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6
The Worst Night of Your Life
Hoffs doubts that the suspect arrested for the arson at the Catholic girls' school is actually the one responsible. She has a strong feeling that the ...
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7
Gotta Finish the Riff
Jenko's life is tragically cut short when a drunk driver strikes him. In his absence, Captain Fuller steps in to take charge, but he quickly finds him...
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8
Bad Influence
Hanson and Penhall set out to track down a group of missing teenagers, while Ioki investigates a connection between a teenage prostitution operation a...
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9
Blindsided
The daughter of a police officer accuses her father of sexual abuse and seeks out Hanson for help. Posing undercover alongside Penhall as one of the M...
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10
Next Generation
Hanson is on a mission to track down a loan shark, but his undercover operation hits a snag when his former high school quiz team advances to the semi...
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11
Low and Away
Penhall decides to join the school’s baseball team to monitor one of its standout players, who is facing danger after his father has agreed to testi...
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12
16 Blown to 35
Hoffs signs up for a teen modeling school after noticing that many of its former students have moved on to work in the adult film industry.
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13
Mean Streets and Pastel Houses
Hanson takes on the persona of a punk rocker to infiltrate a brewing conflict between two rival gangs, hoping to prevent an all-out war from erupting.
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In the Custody of a Clown
The Jump Street team uncovers that a young boy, caught in the middle of his warring parents, staged his own abduction with the help of his grandfather...
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2
Besieged (1)
Hanson and Hoffs take on undercover roles to dismantle a drug ring. Meanwhile, Penhall, who is also involved in the investigation, returns to the squa...
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3
Besieged (2)
Hanson and Hoffs take on undercover roles to dismantle a crack distribution operation. Meanwhile, Penhall, who is also involved in the investigation, ...
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4
Two for the Road
While the Jump Street team delves into a counterfeit driver's license operation, Captain Fuller finds himself in a bit of trouble when he gets arreste...
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5
After School Special
Hanson finds it difficult to concentrate on the investigation into the shooting of a teacher at an inner-city school after discovering that his mother...
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6
Higher Education
A pregnant high school girl identifies Ioki as the potential father of her child.
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7
Don't Stretch the Rainbow
Tensions rise at an integrated school as rumors spread that a white student has impregnated a black student, sparking fears of racial violence.
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8
Honor Bound
Hanson and Penhall struggle with the military’s code of honor as they delve into an undercover operation at a military academy, where cadets are bel...
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9
You Ought to Be in Prison
Hanson finds himself in a perilous situation when he and a famous actor he was tasked with guarding are taken hostage by a fugitive killer.
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10
How Much is That Body in the Window?
Penhall forms a bond with a football player believed to be using steroids at a school where an Olympic hopeful gymnast tragically passed away after a ...
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11
Christmas in Saigon
Ioki finds himself on the verge of being ousted from the police force after internal affairs uncovers that he is a Vietnamese refugee living under an ...
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12
Fear and Loathing with Russell Buckins
Hanson considers quitting the police force and decides to skip the refresher course at the academy, which he and Penhall were supposed to attend follo...
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13
A Big Disease with a Little Name
Dorothy, an ex-girlfriend of Penhall's who left him two years prior, suddenly reappears and chooses to move back in with him. Meanwhile, Hanson is tas...
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14
Chapel of Love
During a Valentine’s Day Eve poker game, the players find themselves reminiscing about their past relationships that didn’t quite turn out the way...
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15
I'm OK- You Need Work
Hanson finds himself stuck in a secluded drug clinic that he voluntarily entered to look into allegations of patient mistreatment made by a young man ...
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16
Orpheus 3.3
Hanson holds himself responsible for not stopping the fatal shooting of his girlfriend during a convenience store heist, leading him to become consume...
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17
Champagne High
Penhall and Hanson assume the identities of the McQuaid brothers to go undercover at a suburban high school that has recently integrated students from...
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18
Brother Hanson & the Miracle of Renner's Pond
After a close brush with death, a small-town teacher decides against teaching the theory of evolution. In response, Hanson goes undercover at the scho...
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19
Raising Marijuana
Penhall and Ioki take on undercover identities as the "Swark Twins" to infiltrate a group of teenage boys connected to drug smugglers. At the same tim...
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20
Best Years of Your Life
The tragic suicide of a well-liked student, whom Hanson and Penhall had taken into custody just the night before, plunges his family and classmates in...
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21
Cory and Dean Got Married
Hoffs and Penhall find themselves in a tense situation as they escort a girl who has been arrested for the murder of her father, who was trying to sto...
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22
School's Out
Hanson takes on an undercover role to track down a student who's been vandalizing the school's restrooms. At the same time, Fuller is working hard to ...
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Fun with Animals
Hanson is paired with a new partner, Booker, but their relationship quickly turns sour due to Booker's racist views. This troubling behavior causes Ha...
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Slippin' Into Darkness
Hoffs and Ioki take on undercover roles within a street patrol reminiscent of the Guardian Angels, whose members are intent on exacting revenge on a d...
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The Currency We Trade In
A well-known sports journalist has his life turned upside down when Penhall chooses to believe accusations from his ex-wife that he is a child moleste...
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Coach of the Year
Penhall and Booker decide to join a high school football team to investigate the coach's potential negligence, which they believe may have caused a pl...
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Whose Choice is it Anyways?
Hoffs assumes the role of a pregnant teenager to dig into alarming threats directed at a family planning clinic from anti-abortion activists.
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Hell Week
Hanson and Ioki find themselves facing the grueling challenges of hell week as they pledge a fraternity. Their goal is to earn trust and gather crucia...
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The Dragon and the Angel
While infiltrating a Vietnamese street gang, Ioki discovers information about a communist businessman who could potentially assist his grandmother, wh...
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Blu Flu
When the police department goes on strike, the entire Jump Street unit falls victim to the blue flu. With his team incapacitated, Captain Fuller finds...
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Swallowed Alive
Hanson finds himself behind bars in a juvenile detention facility as he seeks to uncover the truth behind the murder of a fellow inmate.
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10
What About Love?
Dorothy and Penhall decide to part ways, leading Penhall to move in with Ioki. Meanwhile, Hoffs starts a relationship with a city inspector who is rev...
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11
Woolly Bullies
While working undercover, Penhall has a run-in with a bully, prompting the Jump Street team to reflect on their own experiences with bullies during th...
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12
The Dreaded Return of Russell Buckins
Hanson sets out to confront an old friend who published an article that reveals the flaws of the Jump Street program, resulting in Hanson facing suspe...
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13
A.W.O.L.
Fuller receives a visit from an old Army friend who asks for the Jump Street team's assistance in locating a soldier who has gone AWOL. If the soldier...
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14
Nemesis
Booker is overwhelmed with remorse after he goes undercover within a group of drug users, who end up murdering one of their own, believing him to be a...
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15
Fathers and Sons
Fuller and the Jump Street team face intense scrutiny and are ordered to step back from their investigation when city hall finds out that Hanson and P...
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16
High High
The Jump Street officers go undercover at a performing arts academy to infiltrate and dismantle a drug operation operating within the school.
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Blinded by the Thousand Points of Light
While working undercover to track down an individual targeting homeless teenagers, the Jump Street officers gain firsthand experience of life on the s...
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18
Next Victim
Booker takes on the role of a radio DJ in disguise to investigate the murder of a contentious college radio host, who was killed when a bomb was deton...
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19
Loc'd Out (1)
Hanson takes a dangerous turn when he sets out to get back at the gang responsible for shooting Ioki and leaving him badly injured. As he navigates th...
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20
Loc'd Out (2)
Hanson takes a dangerous turn when he chooses to take matters into his own hands, targeting the street gang responsible for the brutal shooting of Iok...
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Draw the Line
After successfully cracking a case that leads to Hanson’s release from prison, Booker decides to leave the police department.
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Say It Ain't So, Pete
Penhall finds himself swept up in the thrill when he and Hanson go undercover to take down a college gambling ring.
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Eternal Flame
Hanson runs into an ex-girlfriend, who is now married to the proprietor of an 80's nightclub under suspicion for supplying LSD to local high schoolers...
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Come from the Shadows
Penhall develops feelings for an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador as the Jump Street team is assigned to look into a priest believed to be invo...
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God is a Bullet
The Jump Street team steps in when a strict new principal takes extreme measures to tackle the rampant drug problems and crime at a troubled inner-cit...
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Old Haunts in a New Age
As a series of fires break out at the high school around Halloween, Hanson grows increasingly doubtful of a teenage psychic who insists she can forese...
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Out of Control
Penhall and Ioki take on the roles of security guards, while Hanson gets involved with a group of adventurous teens who enjoy breaking into homes just...
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Stand by Your Man
In her quest to uncover a drug operation at an elite medical school, Hoffs finds herself on a date with one of the suspects. Tragically, she is assaul...
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Mike's P.O.V.
Hanson and Penhall delve into the murder of a high school teacher's spouse and uncover a shocking truth: the teacher enlisted one of his own students ...
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10
Wheels and Deals (II)
Acting on a lead from Booker, the Jump Street officers infiltrate a motorcycle gang to track down Raymond Crane and hold him accountable for his actio...
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11
Parental Guidance Suggested
As Hoffs monitors a family believed to be running a burglary operation, she starts to have concerns that one of the boys is suffering from abuse.
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12
Things We Said Today
Ioki faces a teenage boy brandishing a gun, a confrontation that stirs memories from three years prior when Ioki successfully persuaded him to report ...
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13
Research and Destroy
The Jump Street Cops are dispatched to look into a college chemistry lab, where there are suspicions of new designer drugs being produced.
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14
A Change of Heart
While Hoffs and Captain Fuller go undercover at a high school to uncover the identity of a student who witnessed a teacher's murder, Hoffs finds herse...
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15
Back from the Future
In the 21st century, a young police officer eager to bring the Jump Street program back to life conducts interviews with the former officers who were ...
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2245
Hanson attempts to persuade a young inmate on death row to participate in a film aimed at deterring his fellow youths from ending up in prison.
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17
Hi Mom
Hanson and Penhall go undercover to look into the drug-related death of a college basketball player, only to uncover a scheme involving point shaving.
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18
Awomp-Bomp-Aloobomb, Aloop Bamboom
Hanson and Penhall manage to escape the chilly weather while still fulfilling their duties, following a suspected bomber to Florida amidst the bustlin...
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19
La Bizca
After traveling to El Salvador with Hanson, Penhall discovers the tragic news that his wife has been killed in the conflict. Heartbroken, he decides t...
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20
Last Chance High
Taking on their McQuaid brother personas one final time, Hanson and Penhall stumble upon a teenage girl who has taken her baby sister in a desperate b...
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21
Unfinished Business
A disabled police officer approaches Fuller, requesting to go undercover to look into a string of assaults on women with disabilities. In response, Fu...
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22
Shirts and Skins
After the leader of a neo-Nazi faction is killed, Hoffs and Ioki infiltrate a progressive organization believed to be behind the murder. Meanwhile, Pe...
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23
How I Saved the Senator
The Jump Street officers each share their own take on the thwarted assassination of a senator, casting themselves as the protagonists in a story inspi...
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24
Rounding Third
When Penhall agrees to take on the role of a Little League coach, he discovers that one of the young players has been abducted by his father, separati...
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25
Everyday is Christmas
Following a mishap with a task, Penhall is reassigned to a new precinct, where he discovers that the officers frequently take bribes. This revelation ...
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26
Blackout
Hoffs, Hanson, and Penhall find themselves in a precarious situation when they are cornered by a rebellious gang while stuck in a powerless school.
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Tunnel of Love
While working undercover at a massage parlor thought to be a cover for a drug operation, Hoffs and Garrett find themselves navigating complications wi...
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Back to School
Garrett tries to break into a high school drug operation by starting a relationship with the sister of the main suspect behind the ring.
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Buddy System
McCann becomes a partner to a mentally challenged teenager through a school buddy program, aiming to uncover the mystery behind the murder of the boy'...
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4
Poison
Doug becomes infatuated with a narcotics officer whose methods raise eyebrows, and she may be struggling with her own drug issues.
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Just Say No! High
Hoffs faces suspension from the police department after she goes undercover at a high school and is required to undergo a drug test, which unexpectedl...
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Brothers
Doug experiences a tense reunion with his younger brother Joey, who has recently joined the Jump St. team. Their relationship is put to the test when ...
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This Ain't No Summer Camp
Doug and Joey sign up for a wilderness camp designed for troubled teens, hoping to uncover the mystery surrounding a murder that occurred on-site. How...
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The Girl Next Door
As McCann delves into the hit-and-run case of a murdered high school football star, he finds himself drawn to a cheerleader living with AIDS.
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Diplomas for Sale
Doug and Joey start attending a college where bright students are inexplicably transforming into delinquents.
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10
Number One with A Bullet
While working on a case, Doug sustains life-threatening injuries. As doctors fight to save him, he finds himself in a limbo state where he encounters ...
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Equal Protection
Upon uncovering that a group of white officers has been involved in the brutalization and harassment of black teenagers, Hoffs, with assistance from F...
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12
The Education of Terry Carver
Hoffs, Joey, and Mac come to the aid of a girl who has been assaulted but lacks the evidence needed to bring her attacker to justice.
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13
Baby Blues
Joey feels a deep sense of responsibility for the baby girl he's caring for in an experimental program and becomes determined to locate her drug-addic...
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Film at Eleven
After discovering the whereabouts of a renowned reporter's missing daughter, Mac sets out to unravel the mystery surrounding her disappearance.
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In the Name of Love
Mac finds himself in a tricky situation as he must date the daughter of a well-known drug dealer while working on a sensitive FBI case. At the same ti...
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Coppin' Out
Mac and Joey set out to track down those behind the vandalism at the senior living facilities. Complicating matters, one of their main suspects turns ...
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Under the Influence
McCann goes undercover within a cult of devil worshipers, where the charismatic leader has captivated a teenage boy with her allure.
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Crossfire
Hoffs finds herself facing a civil lawsuit brought by a man she previously arrested for solicitation. In the courtroom, she must confront both him and...
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Wasted
Mac goes incognito as a member of the high school football team after a promising young player suddenly dies from a mysterious heart attack. Determine...
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Bad Day at Blackburn
Fuller, Hoffs, and Mac take on undercover roles as they delve into a case involving a group of extortionists preying on students at a local high schoo...
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Homegirls
After witnessing the brutal murder of a young girl, Hoffs goes undercover to join her street gang in order to uncover the identity of the killer.
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Second Chances
Hoffs and Mac delve into a car theft operation operating close to a local high school, where their main suspect turns out to be a student of Hoffs.