Crime, Cops--and Criminal Justice?

In this episode, I attempt to broaden the perspectives of those who listen. I reflect on how different aspects of people's lives can leave an impact on the rest of their lives. I attempt to answer the question, "What can be done to aid in supporting poverty and crime sickened communities"? I hope those who listen will be able to gather a perspective that enlightens a sense that there needs to be a change in our current society.

Works Cited: Costanzo, Mark. “Just Revenge: Costs and Consequences of the Death Penalty.” Google Books, Macmillan, 15 Oct. 1997, books.google.com/books?id=YX-StxS_-tsC. Accessed 9 October 2020. “Ethics - Capital Punishment: Arguments against Capital Punishment.” BBC, BBC, 2014, www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/against_1.shtml. Accessed 4 October 2020. Liebman, James, et al. “Technical Errors Can Kill.” Death Penalty Information Center, 12 Oct. 2020, deathpenaltyinfo.org/stories/technical-errors-can-kill. “National Academy of Sciences Reports Four Percent of Death Row Inmates Are Innocent.” Innocence Project, 28 Apr. 2014, www.innocenceproject.org/national-academy-of-sciences-reports-four-percent-of-death-row-inmates-are-innocent/. Accessed 4 October 2020.

As recidivism is an important topic of criminal justice, it is important to try and reduce it within the United States. Listen to find out why. Links to sources: https://eji.org/criminal-justice-reform https://stoprecidivism.org https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/corrections/recidivism https://www.justice.gov/archives/prison-reform https://recipeforchangeproject.org/what-we-do

An explanation on the School to Prison Pipeline crisis that is currently occuring in our schools.

Join Elizabethtown college student, Ivy, as she discusses the impact of coerced confessions and how innocent people can be made to confession to crimes they did not commit. (Music from Pixabay)