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Criminal (In)justice

Problems with police, prosecutors and courts have people asking: is our criminal justice system broken? University of Pittsburgh law professor David Harris interviews the people who know the system best, and hears their best ideas for fixing it. Criminal (In)justice is an independent production created in partnership with 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh's NPR News Station.
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Mar 28, 2017

Efforts to oversee police several decades ago resulted in hundreds of complaint review boards that investigate individual complaints. But a new type of oversight is gaining traction – one in which appointed civilians look at whole departments and how they do their jobs.

Independent police auditor Walter Katz of San Jose, California, says a police organization's investigative process is as important as its findings.

PLUS it's Criminal Injustice's one-year anniversary! Celebrate with host David Harris at criminalinjusticepodcast.com.

Mar 25, 2017

David follows up on this week's Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.

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Mar 21, 2017

More than 50 years since civilian oversight of police began, many cities have an independent review board. Some of these agencies work, and others don’t, but all of them are unpopular with police. We talk about civilian oversight in the post-Ferguson era.

Elizabeth Pittinger is the executive director of Pittsburgh's Citizen Police Review Board and one of the longest-serving oversight officials in the U.S. She says Pittsburgh's model offers necessary insulation from political interference and public opinion.

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Mar 18, 2017

It's customary to replace U.S. Attorneys whenever a new administration takes over in Washington. The case of Preet Bhahara, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York who refused a White House order to resign, is unusual at more than one level. David explains why in this bonus episode.

Mar 14, 2017

American policing is at a crossroads, with some calling for a return to the law and order policing of the past. But what many police leaders need is a way toward a future with more reliance on research-based practices. We look at one organization that’s been conducting field studies with real cops to improve policing for years: the Police Foundation, on this episode of Criminal Injustice.

Mar 11, 2017

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered rulings last week on two cases involving race and jury proceedings. We break down the decisions and get analysis on their implications in this bonus episode.

Mar 9, 2017

David assesses President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor wiretapped him during the campaign. What's the legal procedure to get a wiretap? Can a sitting U.S. President order one? And -- IF it actually happened -- what could we infer from a judge's decision to allow a wiretap at Trump Tower?

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Mar 7, 2017

American cities all have crime and violence in some neighborhoods. People in these communities, and the police who work there, all want less crime and greater safety. So why do police and communities find themselves mistrusting each and unable to work together? How can we break out of this cycle?

Guest David Kennedy talks about the painful path to reconciliation.

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