Gin & Justice
Heyyy… let's talk about JUSTICE! It's been a long day, pour some gin and have a seat. Justine and Amanda are shedding light on the inner workings of the criminal justice system, taking a deep dive into the many perspectives, and giving listeners a look at the system through the eyes of all walks of life. They discuss the successes and many failures of the system allowing listeners to understand the side of justice that’s often not portrayed. Gin & Justice highlights stories that are often forgotten in the "True Crime" category, and that is, views and perspectives from the real criminal justice system. You’ll hear discussions on the impacts the criminal justice system on those who are incarcerated, their loved ones, and those who are wrongfully convicted, and highlights of how substance use disorder and mental health are criminalized and have fueled a system of mass incarceration.Follow and subscribe for weekly behind the scenes look at the American Criminal Legal System.
Gin & Justice
Legal Brief: Racial Bias in Social Media Crime Reports & Increased Arrests for Low Level Offenses
On this week's Gin & Justice Legal Brief, Justine and Amanda encourage everyone to stop whatever they are doing and go out and vote!
They also go over a couple news articles about police overusing black suspects in Facebook post and how adding more police didn't help NYC transit crime.
Ballotpedia (Not Ballotopia):https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page
Police agencies significantly overrepresent Black suspects in Facebook posts, study finds | University of Chicago News: https://news.uchicago.edu/story/police-agencies-significantly-overrepresent-black-suspects-facebook-posts-study-finds
Police agencies on Facebook overreport on Black suspects | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2203089119
NYC’s Subway Police Surge Fails to Dent Transit Crime: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-04/is-it-safe-to-ride-the-new-york-city-subway-after-a-surge-of-more-police?utm_campaign=news&utm_medium=bd&utm_source=applenews
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