We hear a lot about crime trends, almost always involving homicides or felonies. But the vast majority of criminal offenses are misdemeanors. These convictions can have a major impact on employment, education, you name it - yet they are hardly studied at all. We talk with the leader of the new Misdemeanor Justice Project, Dr. Preeti Chauhan.
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An update on our former guest Christina Swarns of the NAACP (episode 34), who just won a key victory with this week's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Buck v. Davis.
What should a police department be? What’s the mission, and how should it be carried out? From the last administration's "President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing" to protests across the country, it’s been a non-stop national conversation.
We talk with Sheriff Jerry Clayton, a law enforcement professional who’s re-shaped a police agency from the inside out.
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President Trump says self-styled "sanctuary cities" are breaking the law. But are cities under any actual obligation to enforce federal immigration law? And is there any evidence for Trump's claim that sanctuary status is linked with higher incidence of crime? David answers these questions and explains why many local law enforcement agencies want nothing to do with immigration enforcement.
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We know the current system for police interrogation can lead to false confessions, even for the most heinous crimes. There’s a better way to question suspects: the PEACE method. Developed in the UK, it’s revolutionizing police questioning across the world.
Jonathan Davison tells us why the PEACE method’s time has come.
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Facial recognition technology is being used by police all over the U.S. using images of millions of innocent Americans. It’s a lot less accurate than what we see on TV, and it may be pointing police at a disproportionate number of minority citizens. Georgetown's Alvaro Bedoya explains.
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