In policing, as in most vocations, the best employees are often promoted into leadership without much training. One economist thinks he can address this problem — and, with it, America’s gun violence.
Nov 14
653. Does Horse Racing Have a Future?
<p>Thoroughbred auction prices keep setting records. But tracks are closing, gambling revenues are falling, and the sport is increasingly reliant on subsidies. Is that the kind of long shot anybody wants? (Part three of a series, “<a href="https://freakonomics.com/the-horse-is-us ... Show More
1h 1m
Feb 2023
How to reform the US police – with Neil Gross
As the United States grapples with the killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by five police officers in Memphis in January, Katie Stallard speaks to Neil Gross, a former police officer and professor of sociology at Colby College. They discus ... Show More
24m 29s
Sep 2023
Buddhas in Blue: Enlightened Ways to Make Policing Work For Everyone
<p><strong>Ep. 96 (Part 1 of 2) | </strong>In this moving, illuminating, and impassioned discussion, retired<strong> Police Lt. Chris Orrey </strong>and <strong>San Bruno Police Chief Ryan Johansen</strong> open our eyes as to the realities of policing in toda ... Show More
43 m
Jun 2023
Therapists Are Also the Police: Social Work, Sex Work, and the Politics of Deservingness
<p>Therapists are part of the Soft Police (signed, an MSW). Read the full essay at Ismatu.Substack.com. Thank you for listening with an open mind!</p><p>Sources:</p><p><a href="https://www.interruptingcriminalization.com/event-recordings" rel="nofollow">No Soft Police! Event Reco ... Show More
36m 33s