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  • Sean Carroll's Mindscape Charis Kubrin on Criminology, Incarceration, and Hip-Hop (Season 1, Episode 152)
  • Podcast Episode | 79 min | Talk-Show

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Charis Kubrin on Criminology, Incarceration, and Hip-Hop (Season 1, Episode 152)
Podcast Episode | 79 min | Talk-Show
It's all well and good to talk abstractly about morality and justice, but at some point you have to sit down and figure out what to do about people who break the rules. In our modern legal system, mostly that involves incarceration, ...See moreIt's all well and good to talk abstractly about morality and justice, but at some point you have to sit down and figure out what to do about people who break the rules. In our modern legal system, mostly that involves incarceration, especially for so-called "street crimes." Here in the US, we've taken that strategy to extremes, leading the world in the number of incarcerated people per capita. How do we decide who goes to prison, and how should we decide? I talk with criminologist Charis Kubrin on how the justice system distinguishes guilt from innocence. We discuss one interesting issue at length: the use of rap lyrics written by defendants as evidence of guilt. What role should artistic creations play in deciding someone's culpability of a crime? See less
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