Drew and Choody, joined by special guest Claire Taylor, discuss the many issues associated with policing and the criminal justice system in the United States. Topics include over-policing, influence of corporate media, fixing material conditions that lead to crime, disproportionate domestic abuse, inadequate police training, lack of accountability, police militarization, and Castle Rock v. Gonzales.
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Originally recorded on July 5, 2022
Sources:
1. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/09/police-officers-who-hit-their-wives-or-girlfriends/380329/
2. 13th Netflix documentary
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legislative_Exchange_Council
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalief_Browder
5. https://www.epi.org/publication/employers-steal-billions-from-workers-paychecks-each-year/
6. https://time.com/5901726/police-training-academies/
7. https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/11/tempe-community-mourns-man-who-drowned-police-watched/7560700001/
8. https://www.urban.org/policy-centers/cross-center-initiatives/state-and-local-finance-initiative/state-and-local-backgrounders/criminal-justice-police-corrections-courts-expenditures#:~:text=states%20and%20localities%3F-,How%20much%20do%20state%20and%20local%20governments%20spend%20on%20police,on%20courts%20(2%20percent)
9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgwqQGvYt0g
10. https://counciloncj.foleon.com/policing/assessing-the-evidence/policing-by-the-numbers/
11. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/06/new-report-details-missed-chances-to-stop-uvalde-shooting-00044334
12. https://www.democracynow.org/2022/6/6/headlines/they_could_have_saved_many_more_lives_uvalde_mother_blasts_police_response
13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoF8RmohTB4
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