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The Pathological Politics of Criminal Justice
The Pathological Politics of Criminal Justice
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Length:
36 minutes
Released:
May 22, 2019
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Podcast episode
Description
Rachel Barkow contends criminal justice policy is a “prisoner of politics,” driven by appeals to voters’ worst instincts and an aversion to evidence of what actually works. Defined by its severity and unfairness, the criminal justice system, she says, is counterproductive to the goal of public safety it claims as its justification. In her new … Continue reading The Pathological Politics of Criminal Justice →
Released:
May 22, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
UK’s Justice Secretary Visits Red Hook: Jack Straw, the United Kingdom’s justice secretary and lord chancellor, experiences a judge’s-eye view of the courtroom, quizzes staff about operations, and meets with a group of ex-offenders who have gotten their lives back on track during a visit to ... by New Thinking, from the Center for Justice Innovation