web01.fireside.fm Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:04:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Tatter - Episodes Tagged with “Criminal Justice” https://tatter.fireside.fm/tags/criminal%20justice Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0400 This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. en-us episodic Politics and Policy Michael Sargent This is a podcast exploring issues in politics and policy. Each episode features conversation with at least one subject matter expert, with a goal of helping listeners better understand the topic. no politics, policy, law Michael Sargent profsargent@gmail.com Episode 55: Moment of Truth (w/ Robin Engel) https://tatter.fireside.fm/55 383613dc-3794-4f4a-9db1-1e661dbe250a Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent My chat with University of Cincinnati criminal justice professor Robin Engel, who has also overseen a police department implementing police reforms after a shooting of an unarmed Black man. 1:01:19 no ABOUT THIS EPISODE As promised, here's another episode inspired by the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests. In this one, I remain focused on police behavior. This is my interview with Robin Engel, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati, as well as Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/UC Center for Police Research and Policy. We discuss police decision-making--which she studies--as well as police reform. Not only has Engel studied these issues, but she's also been responsible for overseeing a department as it implemented reforms in the wake of a shooting of an unarmed Black man. LINKS --Robin Engel's UC profile (https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/engelrs) --Report of Engel's naming as Vice-President for Safety & Reform (https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2015/08/04/uc-engel-lead-public-safety/31101509/) --Body camera footage of the Samuel DuBose shooting (from The Guardian) (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2015/sep/01/samuel-dubose-killing-full-dashcam-video) --Does de-escalation training work? (Engel et al., 2020) (https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12467) --Moving beyond "best practices" (Engel et al., 2020) (https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0002716219889328) Special Guest: Robin Engel. police, policing, social science, criminal justice, race ABOUT THIS EPISODE
As promised, here's another episode inspired by the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests. In this one, I remain focused on police behavior. This is my interview with Robin Engel, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati, as well as Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/UC Center for Police Research and Policy. We discuss police decision-making--which she studies--as well as police reform. Not only has Engel studied these issues, but she's also been responsible for overseeing a department as it implemented reforms in the wake of a shooting of an unarmed Black man.

LINKS
--Robin Engel's UC profile
--Report of Engel's naming as Vice-President for Safety & Reform
--Body camera footage of the Samuel DuBose shooting (from The Guardian)
--Does de-escalation training work? (Engel et al., 2020)
--Moving beyond "best practices" (Engel et al., 2020)

Special Guest: Robin Engel.

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As promised, here's another episode inspired by the killing of George Floyd, and the subsequent protests. In this one, I remain focused on police behavior. This is my interview with Robin Engel, Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati, as well as Director of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)/UC Center for Police Research and Policy. We discuss police decision-making--which she studies--as well as police reform. Not only has Engel studied these issues, but she's also been responsible for overseeing a department as it implemented reforms in the wake of a shooting of an unarmed Black man.

LINKS
--Robin Engel's UC profile
--Report of Engel's naming as Vice-President for Safety & Reform
--Body camera footage of the Samuel DuBose shooting (from The Guardian)
--Does de-escalation training work? (Engel et al., 2020)
--Moving beyond "best practices" (Engel et al., 2020)

Special Guest: Robin Engel.

]]> Episode 45: Correctional Training (w/ J. Pfaff & M. Rocque) https://tatter.fireside.fm/45 7427eb4f-2013-4f44-9d78-024545e0ff25 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent A conversation with law professor John Pfaff and sociologist and criminologist Mike Rocque, about the theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's death, prison conditions, mental health and mass shootings, one prominent presidential candidate, and more. 59:07 no ABOUT THIS EPISODE John Pfaff is Professor of Law at Fordham University, and has areas of expertise that include prisons, criminal law, and sentencing law. Michael Rocque is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bates College, and his areas of expertise include criminological theory, racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and desistance from crime. He has also worked as Senior Research Advisor with the Maine Department of Corrections. In this episode, we use the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein as well as ongoing mass shootings as jumping off points for a wide-ranging conversation about jail and prison conditions, mental illness and mass public shootings, criminal justice reform, and more, including discussion of at least one U.S. presidential candidate. LINKS --John Pfaff's Fordham profile (https://www.fordham.edu/info/23171/john_pfaff) --Mike Rocque's Bates profile (https://www.bates.edu/sociology/faculty/michael-rocque/) --Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform (by John Pfaff) (https://www.amazon.com/Locked-Causes-Incarceration-Achieve-Reform/dp/0465096913) --"Actually, there is a clear link between mass shootings and mental illness," (by Grant Duwe and Michael Rocque, for the Los Angeles Times) (https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-duwe-rocque-mass-shootings-mental-illness-20180223-story.html) --Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates profile (https://www.bates.edu/rhetoric-film-screen-studies/faculty/kelley-romano-stephanie/) --"What we know about the conditions at the prison where Jeffrey Epstein died," (from National Public Radio) (https://www.npr.org/2019/08/14/751235936/what-we-know-about-the-conditions-at-the-prison-where-jeffrey-epstein-died) --Wiki entry on the Prison Litigation Reform Act (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_Litigation_Reform_Act) --"America's most interesting sheriff" (Economist article on Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart) (https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/08/08/americas-most-interesting-sheriff) --Rocque's Scholars Strategy Network profile (https://scholars.org/scholar/michael-rocque) --"Megan Rapinoe did not stomp on the flag. Here's why people got outraged regardless," (by Rocque, for Newsweek) (https://www.newsweek.com/megan-rapinoe-did-not-stomp-flag-heres-why-people-got-outraged-regardless-opinion-1449030) --"Justice and safety for all," (Bernie Sanders's criminal justice reform plan) (https://berniesanders.com/issues/criminal-justice-reform/) Special Guests: John Pfaff and Mike Rocque. prisons, mental illness, mass shootings, criminal justice ABOUT THIS EPISODE
John Pfaff is Professor of Law at Fordham University, and has areas of expertise that include prisons, criminal law, and sentencing law. Michael Rocque is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bates College, and his areas of expertise include criminological theory, racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and desistance from crime. He has also worked as Senior Research Advisor with the Maine Department of Corrections. In this episode, we use the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein as well as ongoing mass shootings as jumping off points for a wide-ranging conversation about jail and prison conditions, mental illness and mass public shootings, criminal justice reform, and more, including discussion of at least one U.S. presidential candidate.

LINKS
--John Pfaff's Fordham profile
--Mike Rocque's Bates profile
--Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform (by John Pfaff)
--"Actually, there is a clear link between mass shootings and mental illness," (by Grant Duwe and Michael Rocque, for the Los Angeles Times)
--Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates profile
--"What we know about the conditions at the prison where Jeffrey Epstein died," (from National Public Radio)
--Wiki entry on the Prison Litigation Reform Act
--"America's most interesting sheriff" (Economist article on Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart)
--Rocque's Scholars Strategy Network profile
--"Megan Rapinoe did not stomp on the flag. Here's why people got outraged regardless," (by Rocque, for Newsweek)
--"Justice and safety for all," (Bernie Sanders's criminal justice reform plan)

Special Guests: John Pfaff and Mike Rocque.

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John Pfaff is Professor of Law at Fordham University, and has areas of expertise that include prisons, criminal law, and sentencing law. Michael Rocque is Associate Professor of Sociology at Bates College, and his areas of expertise include criminological theory, racial disparities in the criminal justice system, and desistance from crime. He has also worked as Senior Research Advisor with the Maine Department of Corrections. In this episode, we use the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein as well as ongoing mass shootings as jumping off points for a wide-ranging conversation about jail and prison conditions, mental illness and mass public shootings, criminal justice reform, and more, including discussion of at least one U.S. presidential candidate.

LINKS
--John Pfaff's Fordham profile
--Mike Rocque's Bates profile
--Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform (by John Pfaff)
--"Actually, there is a clear link between mass shootings and mental illness," (by Grant Duwe and Michael Rocque, for the Los Angeles Times)
--Stephanie Kelley-Romano's Bates profile
--"What we know about the conditions at the prison where Jeffrey Epstein died," (from National Public Radio)
--Wiki entry on the Prison Litigation Reform Act
--"America's most interesting sheriff" (Economist article on Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart)
--Rocque's Scholars Strategy Network profile
--"Megan Rapinoe did not stomp on the flag. Here's why people got outraged regardless," (by Rocque, for Newsweek)
--"Justice and safety for all," (Bernie Sanders's criminal justice reform plan)

Special Guests: John Pfaff and Mike Rocque.

]]> Episode 18: The Story Is Not Enough https://tatter.fireside.fm/18 2a1068ce-d9d2-46fc-85bf-187636c968b6 Wed, 27 Jun 2018 05:00:00 -0400 Michael Sargent full Michael Sargent My conversation with Josie Duffy-Rice, an attorney with the Fair Punishment Project. 27:36 no Josie Duffy-Rice, an attorney with the Fair Punishment Project, spoke with me about a variety of topics related to criminal justice, including efforts at reform, the ideas of author (and new New York Times columnist) Michelle Alexander, prosecutors (including progressive ones), and race and crime. You should check out this episode, and also follow Josie's Twitter feed. LINKS Fair Punishment Project (http://fairpunishment.org/) Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (http://newjimcrow.com/) Michelle Alexander joins The New York Times (https://www.theroot.com/michelle-alexander-joins-the-new-york-times-opinion-pag-1827053777) John Pfaff's book Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L6SLKK8/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) Prosecutor Criticized Over Laquan McDonald Case Is Defeated In Primary (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/us/prosecutor-criticized-over-laquan-mcdonald-case-is-defeated-in-primary.html) Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx Announces Release of Office's First Data Report (https://www.cookcountystatesattorney.org/news/cook-county-state-s-attorney-kim-foxx-announces-release-office-s-first-online-data-report) Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Promised a Criminal Justice Revolution. He's Exceeding Expectations (https://theintercept.com/2018/03/20/larry-krasner-philadelphia-da/) Josie Duffy-Rice on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jduffyrice) 10% of U.S. Counties Now 'Majority-Minority' (https://www.prb.org/majority-minority/) Cover art credit: Toby Hudson (public domain, from Wikimedia Commons) Special Guest: Josie Duffy Rice. Josie Duffy-Rice, an attorney with the Fair Punishment Project, spoke with me about a variety of topics related to criminal justice, including efforts at reform, the ideas of author (and new New York Times columnist) Michelle Alexander, prosecutors (including progressive ones), and race and crime. You should check out this episode, and also follow Josie's Twitter feed.

LINKS
Fair Punishment Project
Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander joins The New York Times
John Pfaff's book Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform
Prosecutor Criticized Over Laquan McDonald Case Is Defeated In Primary
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx Announces Release of Office's First Data Report
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Promised a Criminal Justice Revolution. He's Exceeding Expectations
Josie Duffy-Rice on Twitter
10% of U.S. Counties Now 'Majority-Minority'

Cover art credit: Toby Hudson (public domain, from Wikimedia Commons)

Special Guest: Josie Duffy Rice.

]]> Josie Duffy-Rice, an attorney with the Fair Punishment Project, spoke with me about a variety of topics related to criminal justice, including efforts at reform, the ideas of author (and new New York Times columnist) Michelle Alexander, prosecutors (including progressive ones), and race and crime. You should check out this episode, and also follow Josie's Twitter feed.

LINKS
Fair Punishment Project
Michelle Alexander's book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander joins The New York Times
John Pfaff's book Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform
Prosecutor Criticized Over Laquan McDonald Case Is Defeated In Primary
Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx Announces Release of Office's First Data Report
Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Promised a Criminal Justice Revolution. He's Exceeding Expectations
Josie Duffy-Rice on Twitter
10% of U.S. Counties Now 'Majority-Minority'

Cover art credit: Toby Hudson (public domain, from Wikimedia Commons)

Special Guest: Josie Duffy Rice.

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