Sometimes challenging, often disturbing, occasionally absurd, always timely: Criminal Injustice explores the most complex and urgent issues facing the U.S. criminal justice system in conversation with the field's most knowledgeable experts. Professor David Harris and guests take on everything from racial bias to use of force... from surveillance technology to mass incarceration... and from police abuse and misconduct to the astonishing, frequently hilarious misdeeds of "Lawyers Behaving Badly."...
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#151 That's All, Folks!

Apr 19th, 2022 6:00 AM

After six years and 150+ interviews, Criminal Injustice is wrapping up. Dave and producer Josh Raulerson look back on what the show has accomplished and what it's meant to them.While we're taking an indefinite hiatus from posting new episodes, the full back catalog will live on at criminalinjusticepodcast.com. Thanks to our wonderful listeners and everyone who has supported the show over the years!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Special Episode: That Day Job

Apr 5th, 2022 6:00 AM

As listeners know, Dave has a great day job: teaching law school. On this special episode we’ll meet some of his law students from the University of Pittsburgh, learning what drew them to the law, and what’s on their minds.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#150 The DNA Earthquake

Mar 22nd, 2022 6:00 AM

On Criminal Injustice, we’ve examined a host of changes and reforms that have altered the criminal justice landscape. But nothing – nothing – can match the change brought to every aspect of the system by the use of DNA to uncover wrongful convictions.Links:The Innocence ProjectChristina SwarnsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

#149 Closing the Circle on an Unjust Sentence

Mar 8th, 2022 7:00 AM

In Episode 55, we brought you a conversation with Kevin Sharp: a former federal judge who gave it up because he had to sentence young men like Chris Young to cruel and unjust mandatory sentences. Several years later, we have an update: we talk with Kevin Sharp, and this time with Chris Young too.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Bonus: Cue the Grand Jury

Mar 4th, 2022 7:00 AM

Grand juries are a handy tool for prosecutors, providing a ready pretext for any potentially controversial decision to bring charges or, as is often the case with police accused of crimes, not bring charges. Do grand jury proceedings serve any purpose, or are they just theater? Dave explains on 90.5 WESA's The Confluence.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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