Nick Camp on Trust in the Criminal Justice Sy...

There is a value to shared knowledge that tends to go unrecognized because it's so ubiquitous. Nonetheless, experimental psychologist Steven Pinker explains in this Social Science Bites podcast, common knowledge underlies things like paper money, governance, and even coral reefs. ...  Show more

A key insight social anthropologist Mukulika Banerjee had while observing electoral behavior in a Bengali village was that -- at least in the India of that moment -- elections were sacred. This was not a religious epiphany but a cultural one; at the center was not a figure, relig ...  Show more

My guest today is Dr. Michael Sanchez. Michael is a criminal justice scholar with over 20 years of experience in the criminal justice system. He's been a detention officer, booking officer, patrol officer, patrol sergeant, administrative supervisor, training coordinator, firearm ...  Show more

We have a two part episode coming at you. Eric is joined by Jonathan Mark who is one of the world's most sought after mediums. He initially pursued a career as a police officer and now uses his abilities not only for celebrity and personal readings, but to work with Law Enforceme ...  Show more

Trauma impacts more people than we often realize. For incarcerated individuals, the rate of trauma exposure is particularly staggering. Research indicates that the majority of individuals in correctional institutions have histories of significant trauma, often stemming from abuse ...  Show more

Surgeons often have to deal with the consequences of violent attacks - becoming all too familiar with patterns of public violence, and peaks around weekends, alcohol-infused events and occasions that bring together groups with conflicting ideals.Professor Jonathan Shepherd not on ...  Show more