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Probable Causation
Episode 110: Aurélie Ouss on misaligned incentives in the criminal justice system

Probable Causation

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 46:48


Aurélie Ouss talks about how changing who pays for incarceration affects sentencing decisions. “Misaligned incentives and the scale of incarceration in the United States” by Aurélie Ouss. OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: The Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William J. Stuntz. "The rise in the disability rolls and the decline in unemployment" by David H. Autor and Mark G. Duggan. "Incentives to provide local public goods: fiscal federalism, Russian style" by Ekaterina Zhuravskaya. "Political Economy at Any Speed: What Determines Traffic Citations?" by Michael D. Makowsky and Thomas Stratmann. "Local Government Dependence on Criminal Justice Revenue and Emerging Constraints" by Shannon R.Graham and Michael D.Makowsky. "More Tickets, Fewer Accidents: How Cash-Strapped Towns Make for Safer Roads" by Michael D. Makowsky and Thomas Stratmann. "To Serve and Collect: The Fiscal and Racial Determinants of Law Enforcement" by Michael D. Makowsky, Thomas Stratmann, and Alex Tabarrok. "Finders keepers: forfeiture laws, policing incentives, and local budgets" by Katherine Baicker and Mireille Jacobson. "When Punishment Doesn't Pay: Cold Glow and Decisions to Punish" by Aurélie Ouss and Alexander Peysakhovich. "Correctional ‘Free Lunch'? Cost Neglect Increases Punishment in Prosecutors" by Eyal Aharoni, Heather M. Kleider-Offutt, and Sarah F. Brosnan. "Organizational structure, police activity and crime" by Itai Ater, Yehonatan Givati, and Oren Rigbi. "Incarceration and Crime: Evidence from California's Public Safety Realignment Reform" by Magnus Lofstrom and Steven Raphael. "Impacts of Private Prison Contracting on Inmate Time Served and Recidivism" by Anita Mukherjee.

WeeklyTech Podcast
Neighborly Love, Criminal Justice, and Christian Ethics with Matthew Martens

WeeklyTech Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 48:12


In this episode, I am joined by Matthew Martens to talk about his new book entitled Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal from Crossway. Today, we discuss the nature of justice in the Christian life and how Christians can think about criminal justice reform through a biblical lens.Meet Matthew:Matt is a trial lawyer and partner at an international law firm in Washington, DC. He earned his JD from University of North Carolina School of Law and a Masters of Arts in Biblical Studies from Dallas Theological Seminary. He has spent the majority of his twenty-five year legal career practicing criminal law both as a federal prosecutor and as a defense attorney. He served as a law clerk to Chief Justice William Rehnquist at the US Supreme Court and also as a political appointee in the criminal justice division of the US Justice Department.Resources:Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal by Matthew MartensBasic Christian Ethics by Paul RamseyThe Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William J. StuntzLocking Up Our Own by James Forman Jr.On the Morals of the Catholic Church by Augustine—The Digital Public Square is a production of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and is produced and hosted by Jason Thacker. Production assistance is provided by Kadin Christian. Technical production provided by Owens Productions. It is edited and mixed by Mark Owens.

All Things
The American Criminal Justice System Needs Reform: A Christian Proposal with Matt Martens

All Things

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 48:50


It is comfortable and easy to remain naive and sheltered from the realities of the American criminal justice system. Hearing the stories of those who've been wrongfully held and convicted is heartbreaking. Reading the statistics is shocking. In our democratic republic, we must do better. You and I and all citizens have conferred the responsibility to carry out justice to our elected officials, so it's on us to hold them to an honest standard. Listen to this episode of All Things to gain a clear understanding of some of our system's grossest injustices and how you can begin to think, speak, and act for positive change. "The United States is the world's largest jailer…accounting for approximately 19% of the world's prisoners, but only 4.25% of the world's population… We need an examination of the machinery, not merely the product, of the criminal justice system." - Matt Martens, lawyer and author of Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal. "The important point for the Christian in a democratic system is that, because government officials exercise power that we played a role in giving them, our duty to love carries with it a moral obligation to supervise the exercise of governmental power we conferred…You and I have a political relationship, and thus a moral proximity, to the situation.” - Matt MartensMany thanks to this season's sponsor, Crossway! https://www.crossway.org/ Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal by Matt Martens: https://www.crossway.org/books/reforming-criminal-justice-hcj/ Keep up with Matt Martens: https://matthew-martens.com/ On Twitter: https://twitter.com/martensmatt1

Keen On Democracy
Why the American mass incarceration system is jarringly unamerican: Ben Austen on parole, prison and the near impossibility of change in the current American criminal justice system

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 38:05


EPISODE 1844: In this KEEN ON show, Andrew talks to Ben Austen, author of CORRECTION, about parole, prison and the near impossibility of change in the current American criminal justice systemBen Austen is a writer from Chicago. He is the co-host of the podcast Some of My Best Friends Are and the author of High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing. High-Risers was long-listed for the Andrew Carnegie Medal of Excellence in Nonfiction, shortlisted for the Goddard Riverside Stephan Russo Book Prize for Social Justice, and named one of the best books of 2018 by Booklist, Mother Jones and the public libraries of Chicago and St. Louis. A former editor at Harper's Magazine, he is a story consultant on the podcast The City and a senior fellow at the Invisible Institute. His feature writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Wired, GQ, The Best American Travel Writing, and many other publications. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

The Majority Report with Sam Seder
3198 - Historic Gaza Ceasefire Protests; How The Car Transformed Policing w/ Spencer Headworth

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 70:06


It's another EmMajority Report Thursday! Emma speaks with Spencer Headworth, associate professor of sociology at Purdue University, to discuss his recent book Rules of the Road: The Automobile and the Transformation of American Criminal Justice. First, Emma runs through updates on the arrest of 500 peaceful anti-zionist protesters in DC at a Jewish Voices for Peace rally, the growing death and devastation out of Gaza, US Aid to war, Jim Jordan's speakership, Trump's legal battles, and the hot labor market, before parsing through the moving speeches by Rashida Tlaib and Naomi Klein at the JVP rally. Spencer Headworth then joins as he dives right into the evolution of the automobile and its particular impact on policing in the US. First, Headworth walks through the general bloody invention of the car (causing more American deaths over WWI than the war did), and the capitulation of the US government to the whims of corporations, initiating a slow but sure reassignment of the roads from a public place – for play, community, and commerce – to one exclusively for automobiles, with the criminalization of pedestrian use of the vast majority of streets under jaywalking. Expanding on this, Headworth dives into the impact of the automobile revolution on the implementation of the 4th Amendment, with prohibition law enforcement ramping up the use of “probable cause” to stop and search an automobile and its driver, particularly as traffic stops became the primary interaction between citizens and the state. Moving to the second half of the 20th Century, Emma and Spencer explore the role of both suburbanization – and the parallel decimation of urban areas – and in reinventing American segregation, and interstate highways in pushing the federalization of the very same crimes that were punishing Black and brown Americans at increasingly horrifying numbers, before tackling how all of these elements, aided by the wars on drugs and poverty, pushed racial biases to the center of policing strategy. Wrapping up, they look at the devastating impact of policing's evolution alongside the automobile, and how it serves to reinforce the US police state. Emma concludes the free half by watching Fox & Friends begin to eat the moderate Republicans alive for refusing to endorse Jim Jordan's speakership. And in the Fun Half: Emma is joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as they discuss the arrival of spooky season, before parsing through the severe disinformation around the recent bombing of a Gazan hospital, Israel's history of bombing medical infrastructure and actively lying about war crimes, and the already-debunked arguments Israel attempted to use to blame Gaza for its own devastation. Barnaby Raine gets to the core of Israel's apartheid regime (colonizer logic), and Ron DeSantis takes on Trump's response to Hamas' terror attack. Raz from Santa Barbara discusses unlearning the patriarchy, which Dan from California expands on, and Spocko explores death threats and free speech, plus, your calls and IMs! Check out Spencer's book here: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=34413 Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the ESVN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/esvnshow Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here: https://am-quickie.ghost.io/ Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Get the free Majority Report App!: http://majority.fm/app Check out today's sponsors: Stamps.com: Sign up with promo code MAJORITYREPORT for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage, and a free digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Just go to https://Stamps.com, click the microphone at the top of the page, and enter code MAJORITYREPORT. Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Check out Ava Raiza's music here! https://avaraiza.bandcamp.com/ The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Thought of the Day
368 The American Criminal Justice System Is Broken (Explicit)

Thought of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 31:03


Doc's Thought of the Day is up. Today Doc discusses the fact that the AMerican Justice System is broken and crumbling each and every day.Website - https://www.thatsonpoint.infoMerch - https://teespring.com/stores/thats-on-point-merchFollow Us On;Bitchute-https://www.bitchute.com/channel/8SXcz1rqDyu7/YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNHroldv9kuaatarS7uclAMinds-https://www.minds.com/thatsonpoint/Top Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_fZ4JhHN05YLijsdmkYSQ/Paler:https://parler.com/profile/DocComeauSupport Us On;Subscribe Star-https://www.subscribestar.com/that-s-on-pointPatreon-https://www.patreon.com/ThatsOnPoint?fan_landing=tru

Thought of the Day
368 The American Criminal Justice System Is Broken (Clean)

Thought of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 31:03


Doc's Thought of the Day is up. Today Doc discusses the fact that the AMerican Justice System is broken and crumbling each and every day.Website - https://www.thatsonpoint.infoMerch - https://teespring.com/stores/thats-on-point-merchFollow Us On;Bitchute-https://www.bitchute.com/channel/8SXcz1rqDyu7/YouTube-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRNHroldv9kuaatarS7uclAMinds-https://www.minds.com/thatsonpoint/Top Clips: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_fZ4JhHN05YLijsdmkYSQ/Paler:https://parler.com/profile/DocComeauSupport Us On;Subscribe Star-https://www.subscribestar.com/that-s-on-pointPatreon-https://www.patreon.com/ThatsOnPoint?fan_landing=tru

Living Life... Like It Matters Podcast
Racist American Criminal Justice System, Fiction or Truth?

Living Life... Like It Matters Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 48:41


Racist American Criminal Justice System, Fiction or Truth? The Center of the American Experiment researched the TRUTH.  David Zimmerman studied all data from 911 calls, to interactions with Police, to Arrests since 2021. He looked at the offenders, he looked at the victims and He is bringing the DAUNTING REALITY of the TRUTH to what has been happening in Minneapolis and around America.  We will look at the Raw data about Racial Disparities in the criminal Justice system.  TRUTH OR FICTION,  you need to know- there is a lot riding on the truth.  Be sure to Like and Follow us on our facebook page. Get daily inspiration from our blog www.wayofwarrior.blog. Learn about our non profit work at www.likeitmatters.net/nonprofit. Check out our website www.LikeItMatters.Net. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Move It Forward
The Limits of American Criminal Justice Part 2: Prisons and Prosecution

Move It Forward

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 41:10


We're back again with more exploration of our criminal justice system. In the first part of this conversation, we looked at policing. In this episode, we're focusing on prisons and prosecution. There has been a lot of attention given in the past several years to police reform but there has been less focus on how we can change prosecution and incarceration.In this episode, you'll hear from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on some of the approaches his office has taken to reduce systemic harm, as well as from other familiar voices such as criminologist Phillipe Bourgois, Aqeela Sherrills of Newark Community Street Team, journalist and professor Chenjerai Kumanyika, former Chief Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey, and Kendra Van de Water of YEAH Philly.Listen in the player below or on Apple, Google, Stitcher or Spotify.

Move It Forward
The Limits of American Criminal Justice Part 1: Police

Move It Forward

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 45:32


The recent resurgence of gun violence and homicide shows the deep failures in our approach to criminal justice.  But instead of investing in new strategies, politicians are pushing us to respond with the same methods of policing and incarceration that we've been using for decades.  In the first part of this conversation on our justice system's approach to this crisis, we'll take a close look at policing.  We'll explore its history, from the connections to slavery to the lineage of police violence and corruption nationwide.  We'll discuss the effectiveness of various police policies and reforms, look at data on arrests for murders and shootings, and share some interviews with Philadelphia Police officers on the street.   You'll hear from past guests such as journalist and professor Chenjerai Kumanyika, Aqeela Sherrills of Newark Community Street Team, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Kendra Van de Water of YEAH Philly.Listen in the player below or on Apple, Google, Stitcher or Spotify.

Lionel Nation
The American Criminal Justice System Explained — @LionelNation

Lionel Nation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 51:40


Keen On Democracy
Lenore Andreson: How California is Pioneering the Reform of the American Criminal Justice System

Keen On Democracy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 35:02


Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Lenore Anderson, author of In Their Names: The Untold Story of Victims' Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety. A former punk drummer turned prosecutor, Lenore Anderson is the founder and president of the Alliance for Safety and Justice. She is a former chief of policy at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, former director of public safety for the Oakland mayor, and the recipient of a James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award and a Frank Carrington Crime Victim Attorney Award. The author of In Their Names (The New Press), she lives in Oakland, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Do We Fix It?
Junk Science in the American Criminal Justice System. M. Chris Fabricant

How Do We Fix It?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 30:30


No one will ever know how many innocent people have been sent to prison because of junk science and flawed forensics. In this episode, we hear from Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant about how America's broken and racist criminal justice system often relies on bogus scientific evidence for convictions. Chris is the author of the new book, “Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System.” Best-selling writer John Grisham calls it an “intriguing and beautifully crafted book that …illustrates how wrongful convictions occur.”We explore the urgent need to fix the system and improve the quality of evidence presented in courtrooms. Independent crime labs are among the solutions that we discuss.“Jurors go into court with the expectation that there will be scientific evidence available, and that this evidence will be conclusive. This is just not the reality at all,” Chris tells us.We learn that forensic “experts” call themselves scientists but the current system lacks safeguards that keep science objective. Worse, this very questionable discipline has been corrupting the American justice system since at least the 1970s.Chris Fabricant is the director of strategic litigation for the Innocence Project— a remarkable legal organization that works to free prisoners jailed for crimes they did not commit. Over three decades, the Innocence Project has freed more than 300 unjustly convicted prisoners. And more than 40% of those cases involved the misuse of forensic evidence.In this episode, we hear about cases of people wrongly convicted, many of them on death row. The interview begins with the remarkable and tragic case of Eddie Lee Howard, who spent 26 years in prison insisting that he was innocent. He was finally freed early last year after his murder conviction was overturned after a years-long legal defense by The Innocence Project.Recommendation: Richard and Jim both read and recommend “Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World”, by Simon Winchester. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Problematic!
Episode 2: The Story of Kent Brown and the Criminal Justice System with Dr Charlene Fletcher

This is Problematic!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 70:20


Historian Dr Charlene Fletcher comes to the podcast, with expertise in US History and a decade of experience working in the Criminal Justice system, to explore a case from Indiana's history with Hannah and Easton. The murder of Kent Brown in 1893 rocked the small town of Winchester, Indiana. His story since then has gone largely untold, join us as we finally tell it and explore what it says about the American Criminal Justice system past and present. Content warning: Themes of sex and violence may be disturbing and unsuitable for young audiences. Listener discretion advised.   Dr Charlene Fletcher: Her website: https://www.charlenejfletcher.com You can read a chapter of her work here: https://www.amazon.com/Slavery-Freedom-Bluegrass-State-Revisiting-ebook/ Keep an eye out for her upcoming book: Confined Femininity: Race, Gender, and Incarceration in Kentucky, 1865-1920 from University of North Carolina Press   Our Sources:  Brown, Kent, 1870 United States Census, Ancestry.com.  Brown, Kent, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, 5 September 1867. Hiatt, Eleanora, 1900 United States Census, Ancestry.com. “Indiana Parole Board,” Indiana Department of Corrections, (2022) https://www.in.gov/idoc/parole-services/parole-board/  Margaret Colgate Love, “Indiana Restoration of Rights & Record Relief,” COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER, (2020). https://ccresourcecenter.org/state-restoration-profiles/indiana-restoration-of-rights-pardon-expungement-sealing/  “Mollie Brown,” Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), 7th December 1886. “Murder at Winchester,” Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), 1st August, 1893, p. 2. http://genealogytrails.com/ind/randolph/stories_stormes_price_murdercase.html “New Barber,” Randolph Journal (Winchester, IN), Vol. 5, No. 17, 25 October 1866, p. 3. Segraves, Malissa, Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com. Storms, Malissa, Indiana, U.S.,Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com. Price, Samuel, 1900 United States Census, Ancestry.com. Price, Samuel H., Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001, Ancestry.com. Price, Elnora, Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates 1899-2011, Ancestry.com. “What is a “pardon” and does it get rid of my criminal record?”, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, (2022). https://lasclev.org/pardon/ 

The Michael Berry Show
(Parody) NPR - The American Criminal Justice System and People of Color

The Michael Berry Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 1:20


After the arrests of AOC and Ilhan Omar, we checked in with our favorite NPR Host, Kyle Featherbottom, to see what he had to say on the matter.

Forensics Talks
EP 64-Chris Fabricant | Junk Science & The American Criminal Justice System

Forensics Talks

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 60:12 Transcription Available


Chris Fabricant leads the Innocence Project's Strategic Litigation Department, whose attorneys develop and execute national litigation and public policy strategies to address the leading causes of wrongful conviction, including eyewitness misidentification, the misapplication of forensic sciences and false confessions.  Fabricant is one of the United States's leading experts on forensic sciences and scientific litigation. He is a former longtime public defender and law professor, frequently serves as a public speaker on legal reform and social justice, and has published numerous articles in journals such as Fordham Law Review and New York University Review of Law & Social Change. In his recently published book, Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System, Chris examines the role that faulty scientific evidence has in continuing and strengthening an unjust and racial bias.Join us we as we discuss many issues surrounding the application of forensic science in the criminal justice system.Originally aired on June 23, 2022

New Books Network
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

New Books in Sociology
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Sociology

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

New Books in Public Policy
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Public Policy

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/public-policy

New Books in Law
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law

New Books in Policing, Incarceration, and Reform
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Policing, Incarceration, and Reform

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Human Rights
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

New Books in Human Rights

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBN Book of the Day
Mikaela Rabinowitz, "Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice" (Routledge, 2021)

NBN Book of the Day

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 49:21


Mikaela Rabinowitz's Incarceration without Conviction: Pretrial Detention and the Erosion of Innocence in American Criminal Justice (Routledge, 2021) addresses an understudied fairness flaw in the US criminal justice system: namely, the significant impact of pretrial detention on the millions of Americans held in local jails. On any given day, approximately 500,000 Americans are held in pretrial detention in US jails—not because they are a flight risk, but because they cannot pay for bail or a bail bond. Impacting disproportionally Black and poor individuals, Rabinowitz highlights how pretrial detention is at odds with juridical notions of fairness, effectively punishing Americans before guilt or innocence is ever explored in court. Using a mixed-methods approach, Rabinowitz argues that pretrial detention undermines both the presumption and the meaning of innocence in the American criminal justice system. Incarceration without Conviction is available through Routledge. Mikaela Rabinowitz is Director of Data, Research, and Analytics at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office. Rine Vieth is a PhD candidate in Anthropology at McGill University, where they research the how UK asylum tribunals consider claims on the basis of belief. Their public writing focuses on issues of migration governance, as well as how inaccessibility and transphobia can shape the practice of anthropological research. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/book-of-the-day

Books on Pod
#248 - M. Chris Fabricant on JUNK SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Books on Pod

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2022 57:15


M. Chris Fabricant, Director of Strategic Litigation for the Innocence Project & expert on forensic science and the US criminal justice system, chats with Trey Elling about JUNK SCIENCE AND THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Topics include: The birth of junk science as a jury-swaying courtroom tool (2:22) 'Peer reviewed' as a misunderstood term regarding science (10:33) An early 1990s US Supreme Court case favoring Dow Pharmaceuticals helping with the awakening on junk science (19:55) The challenge of swaying those whose careers have been built on a belief in junk science (26:14) The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) uncovering major flaws with the most popular forensic sciences in 2006 (29:38) Debunking the uniqueness and certainty of fingerprints (35:56) How it went when the NAS revealed its findings at the annual American Academy of Forensic Science meeting in 2009 (42:59) Michael West as an especially belligerent example of dental junk science (47:32) Unindicted co-ejaculator theories (52:28) The importance of Steven Mark Chaney's story (55:00)

Free Library Podcast
M. Chris Fabricant | Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System

Free Library Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 60:34


Meelya Gordon Memorial Lecture In conversation with John Holloway One of the United States's foremost experts on forensic sciences and the criminal justice system, M. Chris Fabricant is the director of strategic litigation at the Innocence Project, a nonprofit organization that uses DNA testing to release wrongly convicted individuals from prison. He is a former longtime public defender and law professor, frequently serves as a public speaker on legal reform and social justice, is featured in the Netflix documentary series The Innocence Files, and has published numerous articles in journals such as Fordham Law Review and New York University Law Review. In his new book, Fabricant examines the role that faulty scientific evidence has in continuing and strengthening an unjust and racist criminal justice system. John Holloway is the associate dean and executive director of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. (recorded 4/21/2022)

The Biblical Mind
The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America (Aaron Griffith)

The Biblical Mind

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 44:13


In the latter half of 20th century, the evangelical community's developing attitudes toward crime and punishment overlapped with the increasingly punitive approach of the American criminal justice system. Faith leaders such as Billy Graham and James Dobson cast crime as an issue of the criminal's heart, deemphasizing its enmeshment with broader social structures and ills. On this episode, Aaron Griffith discusses his book God's Law and Order: The Politics of Punishment in Evangelical America and how thinking about criminality can help people deepen their understanding of sin and redemption. Show notes: 0:25 20th-century Christianity and justice 6:31 Crime: A matter of the heart? 15:45 Cities  21:37 How neighborhoods function 26:45 Biblical principles to guide policing 33:00 Equal treatment for all: a biblical perspective 39:00 Is there room for an inclusive, restorative justice model? Books/articles mentioned:  The Collapse of American Criminal Justice "5 Things to Consider When Reading Biblical Law" The Little Book of Restorative Justice Show notes by Dominique LaCroix Credits for the music used in TBM podcast: hebraicthought.org/credits.

True Crime University
Season 2, Episode 5: The American Criminal Justice System

True Crime University

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 63:53


Today we discuss the theories and concepts behind the American criminal justice system, concentrating on the police. E-mail me at Pugmomof1@gmail.com; visit me on Facebook and Instagram as True Crime University; Twitter @TCUniversityDonate via PayPal to help me keep the show going: bullymom7@yahoo.comReferences: wikipedia, legalscoops.com, USA Today, waldenu.edu, procon.org, The Psychology of Crime and Criminal Justice by Hans Toch, cscbc.org, charleskochinstitute.com, Roadways to Justice: Reforming the Criminal Justice System by Ronald ClarkI didn't reference this, but here is an excellent podcast episode on policing. The podcast is called "Speaking of Psychology" https://open.spotify.com/episode/4kcElfiXXdjzFg0AQiWP5j?si=npScxUZfTrmMgAAJYt7JrQ&utm_source=copy-linkMy music is "Megaton Drop" by Jason Shaw of AudionautixCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com

Gin & Justice
Jia Wertz: Conviction

Gin & Justice

Play Episode Play 52 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 16, 2021 44:55


This weeks episode, Justine and Amanda had he pleasure of chatting with Jia Wertz. Jia  is an independent documentary filmmaker pursuing stories that explore wrongful convictions in the name of protecting the social order.  She is currently investigating the inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic (who you may remember from his interview with G&J) and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.Not only that, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, Co-host of the Speaking of Crime podcast, the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15, and the recipient of MANY MANY awards. She is incredible, and really just does it all. We are so grateful to have met and talked about how wrongful conviction changed the direction of her life. You can learn more about Jia here:https://www.jiawertz.com/Speaking of Crime:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of-crime/id1527802216You can also watch Conviction:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F9XPHB4To learn more about Jefferey: https://www.deskovicfoundation.org/

Lions of Liberty Network
FF 290 - Fighting for the Wrongfully Convicted with Jia Wertz

Lions of Liberty Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 38:51


On today's show Jia Wertz joins the show. Jia shares her incredible story of how she made a mid life decision to completely change career and switch from being a fashion designer and to become a documentary film maker. After she heard the gut wrenching stories of wrongful convictions in books, movies and podcasts she was motivated to stop sitting on the sidelines and to jump into the fight! Jia is is a graduate of New York Film Academy. She is the directory of a very important documentary called "Conviction" which investigated the flaws and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic. The short is available on Amazon now, with the full film to be released soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lions of Liberty Network
FF 290 - Fighting for the Wrongfully Convicted with Jia Wertz

Lions of Liberty Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 38:07


On today's show Jia Wertz joins the show. Jia shares her incredible story of how she made a mid life decision to completely change career and switch from being a fashion designer and to become a documentary film maker. After she heard the gut wrenching stories of wrongful convictions in books, movies and podcasts she was motivated to stop sitting on the sidelines and to jump into the fight! Jia is is a graduate of New York Film Academy. She is the directory of a very important documentary called "Conviction" which investigated the flaws and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic. The short is available on Amazon now, with the full film to be released soon.

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...
Harvey Brownstone Interviews Documentary Filmmaker and Director, Jia Wertz

Harvey Brownstone Interviews...

Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 25:16


Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth interview with Documentary Filmmaker and Director, Jia Wertz Filmmaker Jia Wertz pursues stories that explore the conflict between institutional systems and individuals victimized by those institutions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, Co-host of the Speaking of Crime podcast, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15.Jia is from Calgary, Alberta and currently lives in New York City with her husband and son. She is a graduate of New York Film Academy. “Conviction” is her award-winning debut film. For more interviews and podcasts go to: https://www.harveybrownstoneinterviews.com http://www.instagram.com/jiadocshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9-hZ2CDFK2i3ncvjahevAhttp://www.twitter.com/JiaWertzhttp://www.facebook.com/JiaWertz#jiawertz #harveybrownstoneinterviews

Keeping Up With Chaos
Episode 49 - The Ladies & True Crime

Keeping Up With Chaos

Play Episode Play 45 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 86:35


Episode 49 - The Ladies & True CrimeThe ladies chat with Independent Documentary & Filmmaker, Jia Wertz, about her short film, centered on the wrongfully convicted, that is out on Amazon Prime, called Convicted.  We chat with Jia about how she became interested in True Crime, and in our conversation she shares with us about her new film about a young man named Jeffery Deskovic, who was wrongfully convicted, and his life journey after he was proven innocent.  Jia also shares about her journey from Fashion to Film Making and why she made this major shift in her career & life path.    Plus all the usual, everyday  Chaos...Cheers!Hold the Sugar, Pass The Sugar ~ Jozlyn, Nikki & Ginger*Host info on our website!Website - https://keepingupwithchaos.netGuest Info:Jia Wertz - Filmmaker Jia Wertz pursues stories that explore the conflict between institutional systems and individuals victimized by those institutions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.​In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, Co-host of the Speaking of Crime podcast, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15. Jia is from Calgary, Alberta and currently lives in New York City with her husband and son. She is a graduate of New York Film Academy. “Conviction” is her award-winning debut film.Guest Links:Website - https://www.jiawertz.com/FB-https://www.facebook.com/ConvictionDocumentaryIG -https://www.instagram.com/jiadocs/YT-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCy9-hZ2CDFK2i3ncvjahevAAmazon Prime - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08F9XPHB4 Conviction IMdB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12269178/Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/JiaWertzSupport the Chaos:Paypal -https://paypal.me/KeepingupwithchaosMerch Store - https://teespring.com/stores/keeping-up-with-chaos-podcastPodcast Links:YT -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG0fKKBt2QNplJowSaKU6wFB-https://facebook.com/keepingupwithchaosIG -https://instagram.com/keeping_up_with_chaosPinterest -https://pinterst.com/chaoskeepersEmail - chaoskeepers411@gmail.comConnect with Jozlyn -IG-https://instagram.com/hippy_hot_wingFB-https://facebook.com/hippyhotwingConnect with Nikki -IG-https://instagram.com/stone_cold_geminiInstacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

An Attempt at Civil Discourse
Episode 11: The American Criminal Justice System

An Attempt at Civil Discourse

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2021 47:08


In both relative and absolute terms, the US imprisons more of its population than any other country on earth, and it pays a fortune to do so. This is neither normal nor inevitable. Eden and Andrew meet to dissect the fundamental issues and untangle how this came to be. From plea bargains to the war on drugs, and from racial discrimination to privatized prisons, there is no shortage of controversy in this passionate search of causes and solutions to this age-old problem of crime.

A View from the Ditch
Melanie Steinhardt on the American criminal justice system

A View from the Ditch

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 62:34


We spoke to Melanie Steinhardt, who worked for several years in criminal justice reform in New York, about mass incarceration in the United States; the racism endemic to the system, the scale and the cruelty of it, and the prospects for change under the Biden administration. First broadcast Saturday 6 February 2021 on Quarantine FM

Impact and Influence
Impact and Influence Podcast: Ep. 007 - Jia Wertz, Documentary Filmmaker

Impact and Influence

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 43:14


Impact & Influence Podcast Host Don F. McLean talks with Jia Wertz, director and filmmaker of Conviction on Amazon Prime. Jia is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families. In their discussion, Don and Jia discuss the research and filming of Conviction, being personally inspired after the Serial podcast and witnessing Adnan Sayed in court, getting accepted to film festivals, switching careers at 40, how she started co-hosting the Speaking of Crime podcast, attending the New York Film Academy, being inspired by The Sixteenth Round by Rubin Carter, and much more. Listen now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/impact-and-influence/support

Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast  - Hosted by Patrick Fitzgibbons
Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast: Jia Wertz - Documentary Filmmaker. Creator of "Conviction" The Story of Jeffrey Deskovic

Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast - Hosted by Patrick Fitzgibbons

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 30:50


Hello everyone and welcome back to the Top Ranked Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast. Top ranked because of you the listener and supporter – Thank you. Please subscribe to the show, share it with your family and friends and give us that 5-Star rating and review on Apple Podcasts we sure would appreciate it. A big thank you to all the brave men and women working in the criminal justice system. Remember you are honored, cherished and you are loved. Keep up the good work. If you love coffee, you are going to love the products from Four Sigmatic. From coffee to cocoa’s, they have it all. I am a big fan of the Lions Mane Mushroom Coffee and I bet you will be too. Check out their link at www.cjevolutution.com and get 15% off your purchases using promo code CJEVO. We are so excited to be affiliated with The Badge Life. This company was created for LEO’s and it’s run by a full time Law Enforcement Officer. Check out their great apparel, gym gear and other products created for our first responders. Here is the link. https://www.thebadgelife.com/?ref=mps6ijw7ivep   On to the show I think we can all agree that the Criminal Justice System in the United States is not perfect. Far from it. It was never designed to be perfect. Mistakes happen, but when an innocent person gets sent to prison based on a crappy criminal investigation and subsequent trial and then gets released years later, we all should demand accountability and answers. My next guest is Jia Wertz. Jia Wertz is an independent documentary filmmaker pursuing stories that explore wrongful convictions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees who have had their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.Her debut documentary short titled Conviction premiered at the Greenwich International Film Festival and saw success on the festival circuit. The short was selected at numerous festivals including New Filmmakers NY, Cannes International Independent Film Festival, Independent Cinema Showcase, New York Cinematography Awards, Best Shorts Fest, among others, prior to being featured on Amazon Prime. The film is nominated for Best Picture, Best Cinematography, and Best Documentary Film at the Georgia Documentary Film Festival.She is currently in the final stages of post-production on the feature-length documentary of the same story. Jia is from Calgary, Alberta and currently lives in New York City with her husband and son. She is a graduate of New York Film Academy.In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, has contributed to a number of fashion and business publications, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15. You can find Jia here:   https://www.jiawertz.com/   https://www.linkedin.com/in/jiawertz/   Stay tuned for more great guests on The Criminal Justice Evolution Podcast   www.cjevolution.com   Patrick    

Hardwood Rod Podcast
Wrongful Conviction, Documentaries, & Podcasting | Episode #28 | with Jia Wertz

Hardwood Rod Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 37:46


This Episode is sponsored by Portfoliobox. An online portfolio hosting site made by creatives for creatives. Build your own portfolio today and use PROMO CODE "ROD50" for 50% off for 12 months on all plans. Visit Portfoliobox.net today and start creating.Today I'm joined by filmmaker Jia Wertz and we discuss her debut Documentary, Conviction. Jia pursues stories that explore the conflict between institutional systems and individuals victimized by those institutions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families. In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15. Will also be talking gear, her workflow , and should you even start a podcast? That and much more stay locked in.Instagram: Guest: Jia Wertz (@jiadocs)Podcast: Hardwood Rod Podcast (@hardwoodrod)Host: Rodrigo Roque IV (@rodrigo.filmmaker)Subscribe and Share on all platforms.  Follow us on Instagram & Facebook @hardwoodrodInterested in Sponsoring or being on the Podcast? Contact us at info@relionmedia.comCheck out the new merch!www.HardwoodRod.com BUILD YOUR OWN ONLINE PORTFOLIO WEBSITE AN ONLINE PORTFOLIO MADE FOR CREATIVES

Action and Ambition
Filmmaker Jia Wertz Debut Film “Conviction” Investigating Vagaries & Inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice System

Action and Ambition

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2020 25:05


Welcome to another episode of Action & Ambition with your host, Andrew Medal. Today’s guest is Jia Wertz, a documentary filmmaker pursuing stories of wrongful convictions and the inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system. Her documentary short, Conviction, was released on Amazon Prime last month and has received numerous film festival selections, awards, and raving reviews. A featured writer for Forbes, Wertz is also the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15. You’re going to love this episode. Let’s get to it!

Real Talk With Ru
Ep. 83: Conviction: The Award Winning Documentary

Real Talk With Ru

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 36:25


Filmmaker Jia Wertz pursues stories that explore the conflict between institutional systems and individuals victimized by those institutions in the name of protecting the social order. She is currently investigating the vagaries and inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system through the story of Jeffrey Deskovic and other exonerees to have their freedom restored at the cost of irreparable damage to their minds, relationships and families.   The Award Winning short film Conviction is available on Amazon Prime. ​ In addition, Jia is a featured writer for Forbes, and the Founder and fashion designer of Studio 15.

Overexposed: A Pexels Podcast
Trading Fashion for True Crime w/ Documentary Filmmaker Jia Wertz

Overexposed: A Pexels Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 35:58


Our guest today is the wonderful Jia Wertz! As a young adult, Jia found an interest in pursuing stories about those who were wrongly convicted. She left a successful career in the fashion industry after 20 years to pursue documentary filmmaking, specializing in investigating the inconsistencies of the American Criminal Justice system. Upon graduating from the New York Film Academy, she released her debut film Conviction, profiling the story of Jeffrey Deskovic, who was wrongly convicted of rape and murder at the age of 16. The heart-wrenching documentary explores the aftereffects of growing up in prison and the fight for freedom. Since the release, her film has been featured on Amazon Prime and has been selected for numerous festivals. In this episode, we talk to Jia about how she accelerated her film career by taking thoughtful, efficient steps, which led to how quickly she saw success after just starting in the film world. Follow Jia: https://www.instagram.com/jiadocs/ Follow Pexels: https://www.instagram.com/pexels/

#SuccessInSight
James Bolen, Ph.D, Author of Fixing This Broken Thing... The American Criminal Justice System.

#SuccessInSight

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2020 41:38


James Bolen, Ph.D, is the author of Fixing This Broken Thing... The American Criminal Justice System.James spent 15 years as a police officer in Chicago and eight years as a mental health counselor in Memphis. He received his Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Walden UniversityJames’ book takes aim at the:Failure of the “The War on Drugs”The prison system as this country’s de facto mental health systemThe relationship between graduation rates, academic achievement, and index crime.The police’s use-of-force and the minority communitiesThis book does more than illustrate the various inequities and deficiencies of our Criminal Justice System, it provides tangible solutions while advocating for a Criminal Justice System that is effective, and that serves every citizen identically.Click here to pick up your copy of Fixing This Broken Thing... The American Criminal Justice System on Amazon.To learn more about Jim and his work, click here to connect with him on LinkedIn.The SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc. and First Story Strategies.

Tribal Talk
Black Women Of Law

Tribal Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 121:15


On this week’s podcast we are joined by HEAVY HITTERS - strong black women of law in Jummy - Racial and Juvenile Justice Lawyer & Alise - A child abuse and homicide attorney. Both are operating in different functions as lawyers and were able to educate us on their journey to their current roles as well as their day to day work and how they interact with the community. Obviously, we had a strong desire to hear their take on the American Criminal Justice system and opinions on why it does not appear to work in the favor of black people and they didn't disappoint at all. We want to extend a big thank you to them for their perspectives and insight. We ended off the pod on a lighter note with movies Black people should have watched by now and during the quarantine and the response are very interesting ENJOY Outro Song- GoodGirl LA- Bless me Africanist: Email: africanistpodcast@gmail.com Website: www.africanistpod.com  Facebook: The Africanist Podcast Hotline: 301-202-4637 Instagram & Twitter: @africanistpod SoundCloud: @the-africanist Mixcloud: Africanistpod iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tribal-talk-30862525/

Killing Time Podcast
Killing Time Episode 59 - Interview With Scott Poggensee

Killing Time Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020


Scott Poggensee is the host of the American Justice podcast, which is here to bring attention to the cases where the American Criminal Justice system got it wrong. I know him from the podcast group... A podcast where I interview people to find out how they're passing time during the Coronavirus while I, myself, kill some time.

The Regrettable Century
The Law is Bad; Cops, Courts, All of it

The Regrettable Century

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 89:05


Steven from The Supreme Leap Forward is back to talk about the KKKriminal INjustice CIStem of the United $nakes of AmeriKKKa. We discuss the courts, restorative justice, twitter pileons/call out culture, and a little about Soviet jurisprudence. Steven's essay mentioned in the episode:Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore The Works of Evegny Pshukanis:https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htmThe other episode we did with Stevenhttp://regrettablecentury.buzzsprout.com/220523/989392-lawyerization-and-its-discontents-a-discussion-on-marxist-jurisprudence-with-steven-from-supreme-leap-forward-part-iKevin and Steven's Marxist Law Podcast featuring Chris Supreme Leap Forward Episode 12 - Game Of Owns and Feudal Law Support the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury)

Pop Culture Sh*tshow
#42: Real Housewives of the Sacramento County Jail

Pop Culture Sh*tshow

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 52:24


Tessa and Becca are doing the... Jailhouse Rock! Well, sorta... if you’re curious about toilet knocking and the American Criminal Justice system then have we got the show for you. Listen as we explore the "Real Housewives" level drama in the Netflix documentary series "Jailbirds" and the deeper issues surrounding the American justice system. Rate. Review. Subscribe. Share. 

The Most Interesting People I Know
(Cabán for Queens District Attorney Re-release) 1 - Chloe Cockburn on Ending Mass Incarceration

The Most Interesting People I Know

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2019 69:49


NOTE: This is a re-release of my discussion with Chloe Cockburn. At the beginning of the episode, I make the following endorsement of Tiffany Cabán, a candidate for Queens District Attorney: On Tuesday June 25th, Queens will hold an election for District Attorney. The DA is the top prosecutor for Queens, a borough of nearly 2.4 million people. If you are inspired by this episode, I would encourage you to support Tiffany Cabán. Cabán is the only public defender running in the race- the other six candidates are career prosecutors and politicians. She is also the only candidate who is refusing corporate PAC money. The other front-runner, Melinda Katz, has taken over $150,000 from real estate players. Chloe doesn't make endorsements as a matter of policy, but a number of organizations she has directed funding towards have endorsed Caban, including Real Justice PAC, the Working Families Party, and VOCAL New York, a group that organizes formerly incarcerated people. Cabán has also received endorsements from congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, and activists Cynthia Nixon and Zephyr Teachout. This will be a low-turnout election, so each donation, volunteer, and voter will have a big impact on the outcome. Prosecutors are the group most responsible for mass incarceration, but their enormous amount of power and discretion also makes them most able to end it.   You can learn more and get involved at www.cabanforqueens.com  Chloe Cockburn leads Open Philanthropy's strategic grant-making aimed at ending mass incarceration in the US. Prior to joining Open Phil, she oversaw state policy reform work for the ACLU's Campaign to End Mass Incarceration. Previously, Chloe worked with the Vera Institute and the civil rights law firm of Neufeld, Scheck and Brustin, and clerked for Judge Sifton of the Eastern District of New York. Chloe can be found on Twitter at @chloecockburn We cover: An overview of mass incarceration in the united states Open Philanthropy's approach to criminal justice reform The importance of criminal justice reform relative to other problems like global poverty and factory farming The role of rehabilitation and deterrence Why we think punishment should play no role Show notes: Wage theft vs. all other theft Books discussed: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William Stuntz

The Most Interesting People I Know
1 - Chloe Cockburn on ending mass incarceration

The Most Interesting People I Know

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 68:32


Chloe Cockburn leads Open Philanthropy's strategic grant-making aimed at ending mass incarceration in the US. Prior to joining Open Phil, she oversaw state policy reform work for the ACLU's Campaign to End Mass Incarceration. Previously, Chloe worked with the Vera Institute and the civil rights law firm of Neufeld, Scheck and Brustin, and clerked for Judge Sifton of the Eastern District of New York. Chloe can be found on Twitter at @chloecockburn We cover: An overview of mass incarceration in the united states Open Philanthropy's approach to criminal justice reform The importance of criminal justice reform relative to other problems like global poverty and factory farming The role of rehabilitation and deterrence Why we think punishment should play no role Show notes: Wage theft vs. all other theft Books discussed: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander The Collapse of American Criminal Justice by William Stuntz

The Regrettable Century
Lawyerization and Its Discontents: A Discussion on Marxist Jurisprudence with Steven from Supreme Leap Forward

The Regrettable Century

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 73:23


Kevin and Chris sat down with our old friend Steven; an attorney, Marxist and host of the defunct(ish?) Supreme Leap Forward Podcast to discuss Marxist criminology, prison, cops, and Soviet jurisprudence. We ultimately conclude that cops suck, prisons suck, the law is dumb, and the concept of the lumpenproletariat is something that we need to keep arguing about. Hal Draper essay mentioned in the episode:The concept of the Lumpenproletariat in Marx and Engels- Hal Draper Kevin and Steven's Marxist Law Podcast featuring Chris Supreme Leap Forward Episode 12 - Game Of Owns and Feudal Law Steven's essay mentioned in the episode:Understanding Crime Under Capitalism: A Critique of American Criminal Justice and Introduction to Marxist Jurisprudence- Steven Gilmore The Works of Evegny Pshukanis:https://www.marxists.org/archive/pashukanis/index.htmSupport the show (http://patreon.com/theregrettablecentury)

NCUSCR Interviews
Scott Seligman on the Triple Murder that Changed American Criminal Justice

NCUSCR Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2018 14:36


In this interview with Senior Director for Educational Programs Margot Landman, author Scott Seligman discusses his new book, The Third Degree: The Triple Murder that Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice. 

Cato Event Podcast
The State of American Criminal Justice - PANEL 1: The Human Toll of Incarceration

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 72:18


After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living conditions. Meanwhile, policymakers are making scant progress to roll back mass incarceration.Given the decentralized nature of the American criminal justice system, with some 18,000 law enforcement agencies spread across 50 state jurisdictions, which reforms are the most urgent, and what can we realistically expect to accomplish in the near term? To help answer these questions, the Cato Institute will host a conference to address the most pressing issues. The State of American Criminal Justice brings together experts from courtrooms, universities, prisons, and police departments to examine the myriad policies and incentives that drive the criminal justice system at its various stages—seeking insights, strategies, and solutions. Join us for a discussion on some of the most urgent criminal justice questions facing policymakers today at all levels of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Event Podcast
The State of American Criminal Justice - PANEL 2: From Attica to Mass Incarceration: How Did We Get Here?

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 59:57


After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living conditions. Meanwhile, policymakers are making scant progress to roll back mass incarceration.Given the decentralized nature of the American criminal justice system, with some 18,000 law enforcement agencies spread across 50 state jurisdictions, which reforms are the most urgent, and what can we realistically expect to accomplish in the near term? To help answer these questions, the Cato Institute will host a conference to address the most pressing issues. The State of American Criminal Justice brings together experts from courtrooms, universities, prisons, and police departments to examine the myriad policies and incentives that drive the criminal justice system at its various stages—seeking insights, strategies, and solutions. Join us for a discussion on some of the most urgent criminal justice questions facing policymakers today at all levels of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Event Podcast
The State of American Criminal Justice - PANEL 3: The Intersection of Technology, Oversight, and Legitimacy in 21st Century Policing

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 89:02


After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living conditions. Meanwhile, policymakers are making scant progress to roll back mass incarceration.Given the decentralized nature of the American criminal justice system, with some 18,000 law enforcement agencies spread across 50 state jurisdictions, which reforms are the most urgent, and what can we realistically expect to accomplish in the near term? To help answer these questions, the Cato Institute will host a conference to address the most pressing issues. The State of American Criminal Justice brings together experts from courtrooms, universities, prisons, and police departments to examine the myriad policies and incentives that drive the criminal justice system at its various stages—seeking insights, strategies, and solutions. Join us for a discussion on some of the most urgent criminal justice questions facing policymakers today at all levels of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Event Podcast
The State of American Criminal Justice - Keynote

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 28:10


After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living conditions. Meanwhile, policymakers are making scant progress to roll back mass incarceration.Given the decentralized nature of the American criminal justice system, with some 18,000 law enforcement agencies spread across 50 state jurisdictions, which reforms are the most urgent, and what can we realistically expect to accomplish in the near term? To help answer these questions, the Cato Institute will host a conference to address the most pressing issues. The State of American Criminal Justice brings together experts from courtrooms, universities, prisons, and police departments to examine the myriad policies and incentives that drive the criminal justice system at its various stages—seeking insights, strategies, and solutions. Join us for a discussion on some of the most urgent criminal justice questions facing policymakers today at all levels of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Event Podcast
The State of American Criminal Justice - PANEL 4: Inside the Courtroom

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2016 63:46


After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living conditions. Meanwhile, policymakers are making scant progress to roll back mass incarceration.Given the decentralized nature of the American criminal justice system, with some 18,000 law enforcement agencies spread across 50 state jurisdictions, which reforms are the most urgent, and what can we realistically expect to accomplish in the near term? To help answer these questions, the Cato Institute will host a conference to address the most pressing issues. The State of American Criminal Justice brings together experts from courtrooms, universities, prisons, and police departments to examine the myriad policies and incentives that drive the criminal justice system at its various stages—seeking insights, strategies, and solutions. Join us for a discussion on some of the most urgent criminal justice questions facing policymakers today at all levels of government. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Public Access America
Two Centuries of American Criminal Justice

Public Access America

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2016 19:30


Two Centuries of American Criminal Justice Public Access America https://youtu.be/SthgScsVuOY Department of Justice AVA09224VNB1, 1983 Reviews the history of the criminal justice system in the United States from the nation's inception through the 1960's. Criminal justice reforms, particularly those regarding the rights of the criminal defendant are emphasized. source link https://archive.org/details/gov.ntis.ava09224vnb1 copyright link https://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/

Cato Daily Podcast
The American Criminal Justice System Needs an Overhaul

Cato Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2016 19:35


Federal judge Alex Kozinski says the American criminal justice system needs more than minor tweaks to repair its gross injustices. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Daily Podcast
Overhauling American Criminal Justice

Cato Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2015 13:00


How would federal appeals court judge Alex Kozinski change the American criminal justice system? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Cato Event Podcast
Does the American Criminal Justice System Need an Overhaul?

Cato Event Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 98:21


Judge Alex Kozinski recently published a scathing critique of the American criminal justice system in an article titled “Criminal Law 2.0.” According to Judge Kozinski, we should be alarmed by the number of people who have been exonerated by DNA testing. That testing has exposed a system that is rife with false confessions, unreliable eyewitnesses, junk forensics, and misbehaving prosecutors, among other problems. Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, on the other hand, says critics have exaggerated the problems and ignored the virtues of our institutions. Although the American criminal justice system has its share of failings, it gets a lot of things right and is thus worthy of our admiration and respect. Please join us for a vigorous debate between two of our most experienced and learned judges. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the Ground w Esther Iverem
‘ON THE GROUND’ SHOW, AUG. 13, 2015–ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FERGUSON UPRISING, CONTINUED RESISTANCE TO POLICE TERROR, AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION WARS AND THE POLITICAL ROOTS OF RACIAL TRACKING IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTE

On the Ground w Esther Iverem

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2015


AUGUST 13, 2015 ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE FERGUSON UPRISING, CONTINUED RESISTANCE TO POLICE TERROR, AN ANALYSIS OF THE INFORMATION WARS AND THE POLITICAL ROOTS OF RACIAL TRACKING IN THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. Guests and Voices: Jabari Asim, Nina Moore, Eugene Puryear, E.Faye Williams, Anise Jenkins, Julie Taylor, Davey-D, Allie McCracken and Zein El-Amin. Headlines and more. https://onthegroundshow.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/OTG-AUG13-2015.mp3

The Dr. Vibe Show
THE DR. VIBE SHOW - BLACK MEN AND THE NORTH AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - JUNE 23 - 2015

The Dr. Vibe Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2015 63:36


Free Thoughts
The Problem of Police Misconduct

Free Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2015 48:46


This week Jonathan Blanks joins us to discuss civil liberties and police misconduct in America. This episode was recorded at the 2015 International Students for Liberty Conference and features Q&A from the audience.Is there an upward trend in incidents of police misconduct, and if so, why? Is this just a few bad apples, or something more integral to the nature of policing in America? Just how dangerous is it to be a law enforcement officer in America? Dangerous enough to justify the military hardware the police seem to enjoy using so much?Show Notes and Further Reading Jonathan Blanks, “To reduce police violence against citizens, police practices need to change” (Rare article)Jonathan Blanks, “Reasonable suspicion: Are police lying in use of force cases?” (Rare article)Jonathan Blanks, “Race Matters in Ferguson—and in Modern America” (Libertarianism.org column)Jonathan Blanks, “How Equal Rights for Black Americans Still Aren’t Enough” (Libertarianism.org column)Michael Malice, “Why I’ve Never Respected the Police” (Thought Catalog article)Radley Balko, Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Forces (book)Bruce Benson, To Serve and Protect: Privatization and Community in Criminal Justice (book)William Stuntz, The Collapse of American Criminal Justice (book)Gallup, Confidence in Institutions (poll) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Books in Law
Robert P. Burns, “Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books in Law

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 66:24


Professor Robert P. Burns of Northwestern University School of Law offers an insightful critique of the modern American criminal justice system in his new work Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice (University of Chicago Press 2014). This interview explores the characteristics of Kafka’s “Law” and exposes where and how these characteristics exist within the American criminal justice system. Burns leads us through the absurd regime The Trial‘s protagonist must navigate after he finds himself accused of an unknown crime. Kafka’s dystopian law is unknowable, ubiquitous, overly bureaucratic and yet overly informal. In the story’s world the law functions like God and guilt is inevitable. These legal characteristics may appear to be part of an absurd dystopian fantasy world derived from the same wild imagination that produced a story in which a man metamorphoses into a bug. However, we learn in the second half of the interview that the dystopian themes in The Trial capture a present-day reality for many who are accused of crimes in America. Burns’s work exposing Kafkaesque aspects of our legal system and his search to find the most effective means of remedying these situations is vastly important to the societal goal of narrowing the gap between justice and law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Robert P. Burns, “Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 66:24


Professor Robert P. Burns of Northwestern University School of Law offers an insightful critique of the modern American criminal justice system in his new work Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice (University of Chicago Press 2014). This interview explores the characteristics of Kafka’s “Law” and exposes where and how these characteristics exist within the American criminal justice system. Burns leads us through the absurd regime The Trial‘s protagonist must navigate after he finds himself accused of an unknown crime. Kafka’s dystopian law is unknowable, ubiquitous, overly bureaucratic and yet overly informal. In the story’s world the law functions like God and guilt is inevitable. These legal characteristics may appear to be part of an absurd dystopian fantasy world derived from the same wild imagination that produced a story in which a man metamorphoses into a bug. However, we learn in the second half of the interview that the dystopian themes in The Trial capture a present-day reality for many who are accused of crimes in America. Burns’s work exposing Kafkaesque aspects of our legal system and his search to find the most effective means of remedying these situations is vastly important to the societal goal of narrowing the gap between justice and law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books Network
Robert P. Burns, “Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 66:24


Professor Robert P. Burns of Northwestern University School of Law offers an insightful critique of the modern American criminal justice system in his new work Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice (University of Chicago Press 2014). This interview explores the characteristics of Kafka’s “Law” and exposes where and how these characteristics exist within the American criminal justice system. Burns leads us through the absurd regime The Trial‘s protagonist must navigate after he finds himself accused of an unknown crime. Kafka’s dystopian law is unknowable, ubiquitous, overly bureaucratic and yet overly informal. In the story’s world the law functions like God and guilt is inevitable. These legal characteristics may appear to be part of an absurd dystopian fantasy world derived from the same wild imagination that produced a story in which a man metamorphoses into a bug. However, we learn in the second half of the interview that the dystopian themes in The Trial capture a present-day reality for many who are accused of crimes in America. Burns’s work exposing Kafkaesque aspects of our legal system and his search to find the most effective means of remedying these situations is vastly important to the societal goal of narrowing the gap between justice and law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in Literary Studies
Robert P. Burns, “Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice” (U of Chicago Press, 2014)

New Books in Literary Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2015 66:24


Professor Robert P. Burns of Northwestern University School of Law offers an insightful critique of the modern American criminal justice system in his new work Kafka’s Law: ‘The Trial’ and American Criminal Justice (University of Chicago Press 2014). This interview explores the characteristics of Kafka’s “Law” and exposes where and how these characteristics exist within the American criminal justice system. Burns leads us through the absurd regime The Trial‘s protagonist must navigate after he finds himself accused of an unknown crime. Kafka’s dystopian law is unknowable, ubiquitous, overly bureaucratic and yet overly informal. In the story’s world the law functions like God and guilt is inevitable. These legal characteristics may appear to be part of an absurd dystopian fantasy world derived from the same wild imagination that produced a story in which a man metamorphoses into a bug. However, we learn in the second half of the interview that the dystopian themes in The Trial capture a present-day reality for many who are accused of crimes in America. Burns’s work exposing Kafkaesque aspects of our legal system and his search to find the most effective means of remedying these situations is vastly important to the societal goal of narrowing the gap between justice and law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JourneyWithJesus.net Podcast
JwJ: Sunday May 27, 2012

JourneyWithJesus.net Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2012 18:01


Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *The Comforter Has Come: Everywhere, Always, for All* for Sunday, 27 May 2012; book review: *The Collapse of American Criminal Justice* by William J. Stuntz (2011); film review: *In the Garden of Sounds* (2010, Switzerland); poem review: *To Be Famous* by Boris Pasternak.

The Criminal Docket
#5: Criminal Defense in Denmark and New Zealand

The Criminal Docket

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2012 18:53


This week's podcast explores aspects of the criminal justice systems of both Denmark and New Zealand. First, we speak with Henrik Stagetorn, chair of Denmark's National Association of Defense Lawyers. He recently led a delegation of nearly 40 Danish criminal defense attorneys who spent an afternoon at NACDL's Washington, DC headquarters. Then, we hear from NACDL member Greg King, a New Zealand barrister and defense lawyer, who is in the United States on an Eisenhower Fellowship studying the American Criminal Justice system. Learn more about NACDL. Music West Bank (Lezet) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 and Walkabout (Digital Primitives) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0.