Special Episode: That Day Job
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
As listeners know, Dave has a great day job: teaching law school. On this special episode we’ll meet some of his law students from the University of Pittsburgh, learning what drew them to the law, and what’s on their minds. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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#148 Criminalizing Black Youth
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
The criminal legal system has left us with too little justice, and too much mass incarceration, racial disparities, and lifelong burdens on those it touches. But few groups suffer as much under the system’s burdens as young black people.  How America criminalizes black youth – we discuss it with Professor Kristin Henning, author of “The Rage of Innocence: How American Criminalizes Black Youth.” Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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Bonus: SCOTUS Considers Texas Abortion Law
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
This month the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments concerning enforcement of the controversial "heartbeat" law that effectively bans abortion in Texas. Dave provides analysis as a guest on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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#147 As Murder Rises, What Works?
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
The news is out: 2020 saw a 30% rise in murders, nationwide. 2021 isn’t looking good, either. Some want us to turn back to the aggressive policing of the past. But is there a better way to stem the tide of gun violence? What actually works?  We look at the evidence and get real information on what to do, right now, to stem the violence, with Ciera Bates—Chamberlain, Executive Director of Live Free Chicago – Live Free Illinois, and Thomas Abt, Senior Fellow at the Council on Criminal Justice. Both are members of the Council’s Violent Crime Working Group Advertising In ..read more
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#146 Sheriff Joe Arpaio versus the Latino Resistance
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona was larger than life – America’s Toughest Sheriff. But when he became an anti-immigration profiler of Latinos, they organized and resisted – and that changed everything. We talk to veteran journalist Jude Joffe-Block, co-author of “Driving While Brown: Sheriff Joe versus the Latino Resistance,” published in 2021 by the University of California Press. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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Bonus: Supreme Court Session Preview
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
Dave previews some of the big cases coming before the U.S. Supreme Court this session -- first with Kevin Gavin on 90.5 WESA's "The Confluence," then continuing with extra podcast-only analysis of cases not covered in the segment. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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#145 Public Defense and Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
We know that every part of the criminal justice system needs transformational change. We’ve heard this about police, prosecution, the courts, and prisons. But what about public defense systems?  We talk to Jonathan Rapping, founder and president of Gideon’s Promise, a national organization supporting public defenders, and the author of “Gideon’s Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice,” (Beacon Press, 2020).  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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#146 Public Defense and Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
We know that every part of the criminal justice system needs transformational change.  We’ve heard this about police, prosecution, the courts, and prisons.  But what about public defense systems?  We talk to Jonathan Rapping, founder and president of Gideon’s Promise, a national organization supporting public defenders, and the author of “Gideon’s Promise: A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice,” (Beacon Press, 2020).  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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Bonus: What's Behind Rising Murder Rates?
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
While crime remains down overall, over the last year we've seen a startling spike in the U.S. murder rate. What's going on? Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands ..read more
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#144 To Blame or to Learn? Sentinel Event Reviews of Police Action
Criminal In Justice Podcast
by David Harris
2y ago
When something goes catastrophically wrong with a police action, we ask whose fault it was.  Who made the mistake? Focusing on who’s to blame is a key question for justice.  But what if we want to prevent similar errors going forward?  How do we fix the system that allowed the mistake to happen?  We look at root cause analysis in the Criminal justice system with three people who were part of a Sentinel Event Review Board in Tucson, AZ. Tonya Strozier Chad Kasmer John Hollway Tucson Sentinel Event Review Board Report   Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/b ..read more
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