The Big Picture: Crime and Incarceration in America
Setup
Crime is down in the United States, but incarceration has mushroomed. Some might argue this is proof of successful crime fighting. But more and more leaders and observers think the opposite: that these contrasting trends represent a critical disconnect and the failure of our justice system. Why has crime trended downwards, and what have we learned about the most effective strategies to prevent it? Why are so many people in prison? Who are they, and what landed them there? Explore the striking data and fateful policies behind our era of mass incarceration—and how we might change the problematic course we’ve been on.
Speakers
-
Maria HinojosaPresident and CEO, Futuro Media Group; Anchor and Executive Producer,... -
Ron HubermanCo-Founder and Executive Chair, TeacherMatch -
Marc LevinPolicy Director, Right on Crime; Director, Center for Effective Justic... -
Roberto VillaseñorPrincipal Consultant, 21CP Solutions; Retired Chief, Tuscon Police Dep... -
Glenn LouryMerton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences, Economics Professor...
- 2016 Festival
- USA
Explore More
USA
The US House of Representatives will vote later this month on whether to admit Washington, DC as the 51st state. The mayor of DC talks about the vote.
Voting rights are under assault in America. More than 250 bills that would restrict access to voting are pending in 43 states.
COVID-19 has hindered progress in gender equity as women have left the workforce to care for children. But 2020 also held record high numbers of women running for office & hol...
In a time of heightened distrust, how can media outlets reclaim the public’s confidence? We hear from a longtime journalist.
The idea of unity is a compassionate, hopeful aspiration for a country ravaged by a global pandemic, racial injustice, economic downturn and mob violence.
Two weeks before the first woman of color became Vice President, an angry mob that included members of the white supremacist group Proud Boys, stormed the US Capitol. As Ibram...
Biden believes deeply that actions like the January 6th violence at the Capitol are not who we want to be as a country, says Evan Osnos, author of a Biden biography.
As the nation reels from the attack on the Capitol, we look for ideas that will move us forward.
Peggy Clark asks Dan Glickman to reflect on this past year and to share what he expects from our country under President-elect Joe Biden’s leadership.
“We are not in a rush to pull people back into the workplace,” says Rob Falzon
