“Back in the Hood: Gang War 2” (9 p.m., HBO) returns to Little Rock, Ark., the scene of the acclaimed 1994 documentary “Gang War,” a film that cast light on the problem of gang violence in America’s heartland.

This new film follows Leifel Jackson, former leader of the Little Rock Crips organization. In the first film, he had been a target of a drive-by shooting, and he’s spent seven of the past 10 years in prison for drug trafficking.

Upon release, he has been trying to go straight and keep local kids from following his path. He pays a hospital visit to a former gang member, wounded in a shooting and paralyzed from the waist down. When Jackson asks where all his “homeys” have gone, the wounded man does not respond, but his pained expression speaks volumes.

“Gang War 2” does an intelligent and often moving job of dispelling the glamour and appeal of gang life.

“The Suburbs of Islam” on “Wide Angle” (8 p.m., PBS) looks at the recent controversial decision by French president Jacques Chirac to forbid the wearing of Muslim headscarves in public schools.

Tonight’s other highlights

• The gang votes to eliminate another player on “Big Brother 5” (7 p.m., CBS).
• The 1967 documentary “Don’t Look Back” (7 p.m., Discovery Times), directed by D.A. Pennebaker, follows Bob Dylan and his entourage on the musician’s 1965 British tour. Joan Baez, Donovan and poet Allen Ginsberg also appear.
• A car bombing on the strip gets noticed on “CSI” (8 p.m., CBS).
• Julian intervenes in the election for park supervisor in the Canadian comedy “Trailer Park Boys” (8 p.m., BBC America).